Spring Boxes
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SpringBoxDesignandConstruction
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Acknowledgment:Acknowledgment:LaurenFry
Civil & Environmental EngineeringCivil&EnvironmentalEngineeringMichiganTechnologicalUniversity
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Unprotected SpringUnprotectedSpring
Figure1.UnprotectedspringinthevillageofBilikBikot,Cameroon.Beforei f h i b h i ll d ll i hiconstructionofthespringbox,thespringwaterwasallowedtocollectinthis
openpool.Waterstagnated,peoplewereabletodipdirtybucketsinthepool,andthespringwasamosquitobreedingarea.
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WaterRelatedDiseases
(Cairncross andFeachem,1993)
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Choosing a SpringChoosingaSpring
Why people choose a specific source:Whypeoplechooseaspecificsource: Waterlookscleanerandtastesbetter. Itiscloserthanothersources. Theflowisconstantandsufficient.
Other considerations:Otherconsiderations: Actualwaterquality(bacteriafree?Taste,odor) Abilityforwatertodrainy Reliabilitythroughdryseason Accessibilityy
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Preparation of the SpringPreparationoftheSpring
Atypicalarrangementofanunimprovedspring.Toprepareforspringboxconstruction,theimpermeablelayerofsandorsoilshouldberemovedatthespringpool,downtotheimpermeablelayer.
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Spring Box Design: Profile ViewSpringBoxDesign:ProfileView
(Filtermaybeomittedfromdesign.)
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Spring Box Design: Plan ViewSpringBoxDesign:PlanView
(Filtermaybeomittedfromdesign.)
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Slow Sand FiltrationSlowSandFiltration
Foraslowsandfiltertofunction,thesandshouldhaveaneffectivegrainsizeof0.15to0.30mmanduniformitycoefficient(D60/D10)lessthan5. D60isthesievesizethatallows60%ofthesandtopassand
D10 i th i i th t ll 10% tD10isthesievesizethatallows10%topass. Minimumheightofthesandlayershouldbe0.5m,andthe
rateoffiltrationshouldbenofasterthan0.1to0.23/ 2/h (Vi h t l 1987)m3/m2/h(Visscher etal,1987).
Forafiltrationrateof0.1m/hthroughacleanfilter,theminimumheadoverthefilteris5cm(Tchobanoglous andB t 2003)Burton,2003).
Evenwithasmallspringoutputlike1.7L/min,thesurfaceareaofthefiltermuststillbeatleast1.0m2.
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Rapid Sand FiltrationRapidSandFiltration
Filter may be omitted to save money or as aFiltermaybeomittedtosavemoney,orasacompromise,rapidsandfiltrationmaybeusedused.
Forrapidfiltration,verycoarsesandorsmallgravel is usedgravelisused.
Inthiscasethefilterisdesignedtobei l 0 5 l b 1 5 id b 1approximately0.5mlongby1.5mwideby1
mhigh,withfiltermediaheightof0.4m.
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ReservoirReservoir Thereservoirshouldbesizedbasedontheoutputofth i d t i i th t f tthesourceinordertomaximizetheamountofwaterthatisstoredovernight. Forexample,ifaspringhasamaximumoutputof6L/min,p , p g p / ,
assumingthatnoonedrawswaterbetween6:30pmand5:30am(11hoursoffilling),thereservoirsizewouldbe3.96m3.
Size may be restricted by available materials and funds, however.Sizemayberestrictedbyavailablematerialsandfunds,however. Reservoirwallsaremadeofsteelreinforcedconcrete. Floorshouldbeslopedandmadewithsmoothedconcrete.
Allsurfacesinsidethereservoirshouldbesmoothedt ll f i l itoallowforeasiercleaning.
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Typical Construction BudgetTypicalConstructionBudget
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Typical Construction BudgetTypicalConstructionBudget
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Typical Maintenance ScheduleTypicalMaintenanceSchedule
Itisveryimportantthatthecommunityandmanagementcommitteearey p y geducatedandtrainedontheimportanceofmaintenancesotheprojectissustainableinthelongterm.
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Measuring Spring DischargeMeasuringSpringDischarge
Weirusedtodeterminetheoutputofthesprings.Awelderwashired to produce this weir from a flat piece of metal roofing materialhiredtoproducethisweirfromaflatpieceofmetalroofingmaterial.Allyieldandheadmarkingswerealsoengravedonthemetal(MannandWilliamson,1973).
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ConstructionConstruction
(Filtersizelimitedbymaterials.)
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Typical Construction ScheduleTypicalConstructionSchedule
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Completed SpringboxCompletedSpringbox
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Completed SpringboxCompletedSpringbox
Overflowpipebendsdowntopreventchildrenfrombreakingit.
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Common Construction ProblemsCommonConstructionProblems Accidentallydiggingthroughtheimpermeablelayermaycause
water to be lost from the springwatertobelostfromthespring. Whenfillingthewoodenformswithconcrete,unevenpressuremay
causethewallstograduallytiltduringplacement. When filling the primary filtration and capture area there is a Whenfillingtheprimaryfiltrationandcapturearea,thereisa
possibilityforblockingtheveinsaugmentingthespring.Besurethattheveinsarenotblockedbymud.C i th i filt ti d t ith th ft it Coveringtheprimaryfiltrationandcaptureareawithearthafteritisfilledwithrocksmaybeappropriateinsomeplaces,butwheresoilisveryfine,theearthmayendupfilteringthroughtherocksd bl k h l l h handblockingthegravellayerentrance.Inthiscase,theprimary
filtrationandcaptureareacanbefilledwithrocksandcoveredwithaplastictarporotherimpermeablematerialbeforecoveringwithearth.
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ReferencesReferences Cairncross, S., and R.G. Feachem. Environmental Health Engineering in the Tropics: an
Introductory Text, Second Edition. Chichester: John Wiley and Sons, 1993. Fry, L. "Spring Improvement as a Tool for Prevention of Water-Related Illness in Four
Villages of the Center Province of Cameroon," M.S. Report, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Michigan Technological University, 137 pages, 2004.
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Visscher J.T., Paramasiram R., Raman A., and Heijnen H.A. Slow Sand Filtration forCommunity Water Supply: planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance.Technical Paper Series #24. The Hague, The Netherlands: IRC International Water andS i i C 1987Sanitation Centre, 1987.