Springshed management impacts can be broadly categorized into changes in:

  • The resource (aquifers) feeding the spring system
  • The supply of spring water to users
  • The supply of spring water to users
Analyzing below parameters will provide the efectivness of the program
Impacts on resource (aquifers)

The impacts on the resource result from changes in the quantity of water available to the spring from the aquifer due to improvements in one or more of the following:

  • The quantity of water stored in the aquifer which is reflected in an increase in spring. discharge
  • The quality of water stored in the aquifer which is reflected in improved spring-water quality.
  • Better management of the recharge area – it is protected, litter free, and rules and norms for land use in the recharge area are well laid out.

Representative Hydrographs reflecting spring discharge for different types of spring and the change following completion of springshed management work at the end of the baseline year.

Socio-economic impacts through collection of various types of socio- economic data through instruments like Focus Group Discussions, KIIs, and questionnaire surveys.
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