Case Study 20: Sustainable and year-round drinking water production by riverbank filtration in Haridwar, India

Sandhu, Cornelius; Grischek, Thomas; Kimothi, Prakash C.; Sharma, Sudhir K.; Kumar, Subodh; Uniyal, Harsh P.; Ghosh, N. C.; Krishan, Gopal; Kumar, Pradeep; Mehrotra, Indu

dc.contributor.author	Sandhu, Cornelius
dc.contributor.author	Grischek, Thomas
dc.contributor.author	Kimothi, Prakash C.
dc.contributor.author	Sharma, Sudhir K.
dc.contributor.author	Kumar, Subodh
dc.contributor.author	Uniyal, Harsh P.
dc.contributor.author	Ghosh, N. C.
dc.contributor.author	Krishan, Gopal
dc.contributor.author	Kumar, Pradeep
dc.contributor.author	Mehrotra, Indu
dc.date.accessioned	2021-12-16T15:36:28Z
dc.date.available	2021-12-16T15:36:28Z
dc.date.issued	2021
dc.identifier.citation	Managing aquifer recharge: A showcase for resilience and sustainability/Zheng, Y., Ross, A., Villholth, K.G. and Dillon, P. (eds.)	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://117.252.14.250:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/6554
dc.description.abstract	The riverbank filtration (RBF) scheme in Haridwar by the Ganga River and Upper Ganga Canal (UGC), consisting of 22 caisson wells, is operating sustainably for > 50 years [1,2] (Figure 1; Box 1). A consistent removal of ≥ 4 log10 (≥ 99.99 %) of pathogens (Total Coliforms and E. coli) has been observed since monitoring commenced in 2005 [1–6]. RBF removes turbidity by ≥ 2.5 log10 during monsoon, when the Ganga has a turbidity in the range of 100–744 NTU [2–6]. The RBF scheme effectively meets peak water demand during religious gatherings when > 1 million bathe in the Ganga and UGC.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	UNESCO	en_US
dc.subject	Riverbank Filtration	en_US
dc.subject	Riverbank Filtration-Haridwar-India	en_US
dc.title	Case Study 20: Sustainable and year-round drinking water production by riverbank filtration in Haridwar, India	en_US
dc.type	Book chapter	en_US