Spring water- How they emerge

A small spring seeps water into a pool in a major software companies campus in Mysore city. The spring is located in a valley and the ridge line is about 500 metres away. Water from rain seeps into the ground in this recharge zone and over time reappears as a spring in the discharge zone of the valley. Preserving such beautiful hydrology in an urban space is a challenge. Firstly you need eyes to see such events. Then you need to identify the process . Finally in a changing landscape you must design systems to recharge in the recharge zone and then maintain the discharge space from being built up and highlight the ecological value of water. A lesson in hydrology for all of us. The Rainwater Club works to develop this understanding of water and to preserve such springs.

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• Springs
• rainwater
• harvesting
• recharge
• discharge
• zones
• hydrology
• water
• wells
• ecology