Introduction to Spring Development...spring box with gravel Place a lid on the spring box to keep...
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This training was prepared by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) team of Otto Gonzalez-USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (Team Leader), Jon Fripp (Civil Engineer) and Chris Hoag (Wetland Plant Ecologist)-USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (Civil Engineers). Fripp and Hoag were the primary authors of this material. The U.S. AID provided funding support for the USDA team.
Introduction to Spring Development
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Spring Developments Can Provide• Water for agriculture irrigation
• Water for livestock• Water for people
Spring Developments can be constructed in any zone
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To understand Spring Development, you need to understand soil attributes
• Gravel
• Clay
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Gravel
Water can easily flow through gravel
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Clay
Water can not easily flow through clay
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•Water can be contained in a gravel layer•The clay may keep it from coming out very fast or at all
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•If you dig out the clay, the water will not be trapped in the gravel•It will come out•But it will be uncontrolled
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•If we use a spring box, we can control the water as it comes out of the gravel layer•We can use it as a well•We can put it in a pipe and send the water to another location
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Construct a Spring Box
A spring box is a hollow box or barrel with holes along one side. It can be a:
• Plastic Barrel• Metal Barrel• Concrete Pipe• Plastic Box• Stone• etc
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•Install a pipe 15 cm from the bottom of the spring box. Seal around the edge
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Locate a suitable area
Should be wet
You may need help from an engineer or someone experienced with spring box locations
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Dig a little to see if it will provide water
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If so, excavate a larger hole.
The hole should be larger than the size of the spring box
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•Do NOT dig to another gravel layer or you might drain the water away.•Stop digging if you feel gravel•If you do dig into another gravel, place 15 cm of clay on bottom and compress it down
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Excavate a trench from the hole to a lower elevation.
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Place the spring box in the hole and the pipe in the trench
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•Place a clay plug or plastic sheet in the trench below the spring boxPlace a filter fabric around the spring box that covers the holes but still lets the water throughFill the hole around the spring box with gravelPlace a lid on the spring box to keep dirty water and animals out
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Gravel Layer
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15 cm
Place Clay
or plastic
Place Gravel Around Box in Hole
Natural Clay
Filter
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Installed Spring Boxes