Rainwater Harvesting at Somerville School, Greater Noida

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Somerville School is a Senior Secondary School located at Block H, Sector Alpha, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh – 203207. Ground water or municipal water in many areas found to be contaminated with high Fluoride or high nitrate level or coliform bacteria. Though the ground water in Greater Noida is sweet up till now, but if this sweet layer of water is over extracted without recharging rainwater back into ground, once exhausted it cannot be replenished back.

 

TECHNICAL DETAILS

 

Watershed details –

 

Average Annual Rainfall                700 mm / yr

Land use type                             School

Total area considered for recharge 8000 sqm. (This is the area that comprises the catchment area for the runoff that will flow into the three proposed structures)   

 

Geological and hydro-geological details -

 

Geological formation                     Alluvium

Depth to water table                    10-15 m below ground level

 

Water Available for recharge       3,650 cu.m. approx.

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