Objective
Saph Pani addresses the improvement of natural water treatment systems such as river bank filtration (RBF), managed aquifer recharge (MAR) and wetlands in India building on a combination of local and international expertise. The project aims at enhancing water resources and water supply particularly in water stressed urban and peri-urban areas in different parts of the sub-continent. The objective is to strengthen the scientific understanding of the performance-determining processes occurring in the root, soil and aquifer zones of the relevant processes considering the removal and fate of important water quality parameters such as pathogenic microorganisms and respective indicators, organic substances and metals.
Moreover the hydrologic characteristics (infiltration and storage capacity) and the eco-system function will be investigated along with the integral importance in the local or regional water resources management concept (e.g. by providing underground buffering of seasonal variations in supply and demand). The socio-economic value of the enhanced utilisation of the attenuation and storage capacity will be evaluated taking into account long-term sustainability issues and a comprehensive risk management.
The project focuses on a set of case study areas in India covering various regional, climatic, and hydrogeological conditions as well as different treatment technologies. The site investigations will include hydrological and geochemical characterisation and, depending on the degree of site development, water quality monitoring or pre-feasibility studies for new treatment schemes. Besides the actual natural treatment component the investigation may encompass also appropriate pre- and post treatment steps to potabilise the water or avoid clogging of the sub-surface structures. The experimental and conceptual studies will be complemented by modelling activities which help to support the transferability of results.
Fields of science
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental scienceshydrology
- natural sciencesbiological sciencesecologyecosystems
- social sciencessociologygovernancecrisis management
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringnatural resources managementwater management
- natural sciencesbiological sciencesmicrobiology
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Call for proposal
FP7-ENV-2011
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Coordinator
5210 Windisch
Switzerland
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Participants (19)
248001 Dehradun
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247667 ROORKEE UTTARANCHAL
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247667 Roorkee
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110011 New Delhi
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600025 CHENNAI
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600 011 CHENNAI
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492001 RAIPUR
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248001 Dehradun
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110001 NEW DELHI
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400076 Mumbai
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1100020 NEW DELHI
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10825 BERLIN
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45060 Orleans
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1180 Wien
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01069 Dresden
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75007 Paris
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10120 Colombo
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2601 Acton Act
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14195 Berlin
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