Sub-project lead: Daniel Bachhuber
Organizations: Whitman Direct Action, Sadhana Village, Mahindra United World College of India, Gomukh Trust

Mission

To support the Appropriate Technology Study Group with the necessary technical data about the Kolwan Valley’s hydrological cycle to allow the team to make well-informed recommendations for future projects. This assessment will include information from both the geology of the region and how the inhabitants use the water.

Methods of obtaining data

Government surveys

• Surface water assessments
• Ground water assessments
• River flow data
• Climactic data (rain, Tmax, Tmin, etc.)

Previous data collected by NGOs and MUWCI

• Water quality testing testing if it can be found

Coordinated testing by WDA and MUWCI members at water sources

• pH
• Hard metals (including total phosphate/nitrate)
• Fecal coliform
• Turbidity
• Dissolved oxygen

Goals

Partial list of intended outcomes:

• Determine the quality of water at source for household use and answer basic question of “is it safe to drink?”
• Assess the quantity of water available for region, and how the region’s impact
• Answer how the water tables have dropped over time
• Geographic locations of primary sources for drinking water

Sub-report outline

The sub-report including in the findings of the ATSG will detail:

• An overview of the water quantity, water quality, and climatic data for the Kolwan Valley
• Define standards of assessment
• Explanation of the surface water data and an assessment of demand of the sources
• Explanation of ground water data and an assessment of the demands on sources
• Explanation of climatic data
• Review of the data trends and how they might apply in the future
• Report and assess water quality data
• Review Data collection methods and suggest improvements

Equipment needed

Abbreviated list:

• GPS
• Water quality testing materials

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