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  2. Cricket (roofing) - Wikipedia

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    In some cases, a cricket can be used to transition from one roof area to another. On low-slope and flat roofs with parapet walls, crickets are commonly used to divert water to the drainage, against or perpendicular to the main roof slope. The pitch of a cricket is sometimes the same as the rest of the roof, but not always. For Steep-slope roofs ...

  3. Multilevel groundwater monitoring systems - Wikipedia

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    Well clusters consist of a closely spaced group of monitoring wells, each well completed to a different depth in individual boreholes. [1] Well clusters were first used in the 1950s at contaminated sites. [3] Because there is only one well screen in each borehole, there is little risk of vertical connection between zones. [3]

  4. Groundwater-related subsidence - Wikipedia

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    San Joaquin Valley surface change. The arid areas of the world are requiring more and more water for growing populations and agriculture. In the San Joaquin Valley of the United States, groundwater pumping for crops has gone on for generations. This has resulted in the entire valley sinking an extraordinary amount, as shown in the figure. [4]

  5. Brick-lined well - Wikipedia

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    Water seeps into a cavity in the open bottom, or comes up from a pipe sunk down from the center of the well into the water-bearing sand. [14] The top part of the well should prevent foreign matter or surface water from entering the well, so should be impervious. The top of the well should be protected and the area around the well drained. [13]

  6. Rainwater harvesting - Wikipedia

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    configuration of domestic rainwater harvesting system in Uganda. [1]Rainwater harvesting (RWH) is the collection and storage of rain, rather than allowing it to run off.. Rainwater is collected from a roof-like surface and redirected to a tank, cistern, deep pit (well, shaft, or borehole), aquifer, or a reservoir with percolation, so that it seeps down and restores the ground w

  7. Rain gutter - Wikipedia

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    A roof must be designed with a suitable fall to allow the rainwater to discharge. The water drains into a gutter that is fed into a downpipe. A flat roof should have a watertight surface with a minimum finished fall of 1 in 80. They can drain internally or to an eaves gutter, which has a minimum 1 in 360 fall towards the downpipe.

  8. Slug test - Wikipedia

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    The size of the slug required is determined by the aquifer properties, the size of the well and the amount of time which is available for the test. For very permeable aquifers, the pulse will dissipate very quickly. If the well has a large diameter, a large volume of water must be added to increase the level in the well a measurable amount.

  9. History of water supply and sanitation - Wikipedia

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    Water was supplied from two wells in the town, one in the acropolis, and the other on the edge of the dock. The urban areas of the Indus Valley civilization included public and private baths. [ 26 ] Sewage was disposed through underground drains built with precisely laid bricks, and a sophisticated water management system with numerous ...