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Indirect potable use is a method in which a source of water is indirectly used as drinking water.

For example, reclaimed water is generally not suitable for drinking on its own. However, it may be pumped into reservoirs or aquifers, where it will mix with water from other sources, such as rain. This mixture could be treated again, and finally used as drinking water. This indirect potable use of reclaimed water may also be referred to as groundwater recharging or reservoir augmentation.

Ground Water recharge is a process by which the ground water reservoir is enhanced by natural way or by artificial methods.

Artificial Groundwater recharge. In the modern world large number of people depends groundwater resource for there domestic, agricultural, industrial and various other purposes. Due to this natural reserve is diminishing year by year. In order to sustain the groundwater regime artificial ground water recharge is needed.

The following factors are important regarding artificial recharge. 1. Declining source
2. Availability of recharge source
3. suitability of terrain
4. Absorbtion capability of formation
5. Environmental impact
6. Economic viability
Declining source
Where ever there is depletion of water level in any aquifer system we feel that the source is declining, unless it is recouped during the next rainy season. A groundwater source is a replenisable system which is to be preserved as we got it from our predecissors. Over exploitation of the reserve causes the depletion which will be resulted in shortage of water supply for domestic, agricultural and industrial uses. This will affect the day to day life of the people. Also many fields of our daily life. In this circumstances it is proper to think about groundwater recharge.

Availability of recharge source

• drinking water
• greywater
• reclaimed water
• water purification