Changes

* In upstream parts of a catchment it is recommended that sand dams are always built in stages, since the availability of coarse material is generally limited and base flow is small or absent (base flow = sub-surface flow which aids surface flow so that silt/clay can still be flushed away once rainfall stops, rather than sinking directly into the sand bed). It has also been suggested that to build in stages over several years is also more beneficial for functioning of dam committees. Build them within a spillway, which was part of the first stage & wing wall construction.

[[Image:Sand dam scoop hole.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Women fetching water from a local aquifer through scoop hole]]

[[Image:Sand dam well.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Closed well near a sand dam]]