Examples include dune infiltration ponds in South Africa, Tajamar ponds in Paraguay, and infiltration basins in Niger. Large dams can also be used to artificially recharge aquifers – in Jordan, one dam was constructed to recharge a well field 8km from the dam site, and experience from the past 6 years shows that groundwater levels have increased by 25-40 metres. In Nepal, small ponds traditionally helped to recharge spring water.
==Reference manualsManuals, videos, and links==
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* [http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=6&ved=0CEwQFjAF&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.artificialrecharge.co.za%2Fstrategydocument%2FARStrategySectB.pdf&ei=FW5zT97GNuOtiQL519TPCw&usg=AFQjCNHI7agVfjP6IVvNnmzCVyKwcttKHQ&sig2=VWwsbzu7VzZaK2vfs3Y87g The Artificial Recharge Concept, its Application and Potential] Some examples from Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Australia and USA.
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* [http://www.samsamwater.com/library/Artificial_groundwater_recharge_for_water_supply_of_medium-size_communities_in_developing_countries.pdf ARTIFICIAL GROUNDWATER RECHARGE FOR WATER SUPPLY OF MEDIUM-SIZE COMMUNITIES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.] E.H. Hofkes and J.T. Visscher. December, 1986.
==Acknowledgements==
* CARE Nederland, ''Desk Study Resilient WASH systems in drought prone areas''. October 2010.
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