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· Deterioration in village water supplies: There is a high risk that project interventions will reduce runoff into tanks or other structures that are important sources of recharge of the aquifers that meet urban water requirements. Project interventions can also lead indirectly to increased pumping of groundwater for irrigation in urban and peri-urban areas, thereby, increasing the risk of failure of village water supplies during the summer months. Finally, project interventions can lead to increased consumption of water: per household, by livestock, by horticulture within the village and by non-land-based activities. Waiting for water at a water point in Yapadinne, Dhone · Conflicts within villages and between villages: Some interventions, that involve changing land use or patterns of water availability and use, result in distinct winners and losers. If there is a risk of this happening, conflicts should be managed by ensuring that losers are compensated in some way. As above, decisions on whether an intervention should take place should be based on economic and social value. · Reduction in net productivity: There is a risk that promotion of interventions with a high social value will lead to reductions in net productivity at the village or watershed scale. For example, use of water for irrigation on marginal lands (usually owned by poorer farmers) will tend to be less productive than use of the same water on better quality land (usually owned by relatively richer farmers). Ultimately, determining the balance between acceptable social and economic value is a political decision. Kocheruvu open well, Dhone . Increase in environmental degradation: It is generally assumed that an increase in forestry equates to environmental improvement in watersheds and that this is sufficient in terms of meeting environmental sustainability targets. In many cases, increased forestry will lead to significant improvements in biodiversity, particularly if indigenous tree species are planted. There are risks, however, that changing patterns of land and water use and, hence, the hydrology of watersheds will lead to reduction in biodiversity in areas other than forested areas (e.g. in wetland areas, in ephemeral streams, in and around tanks). There is also a risk that project interventions will adversely affect water quality (e.g. pollution resulting from: increased use of agro chemicals). 75
Water resource planning 7and option selection 7.1 Impacts of watershed development Arguably, “traditional” watershed development has become synonymous with the construction of check dams and other water harvesting structures. Soil and water conservation activities are seen as an initial step towards sustainable development and as a cost-effective means of disbursing substantial amounts of funding. Box 18 summarises the positive and less positive aspects of “traditional” watershed development. The recommendations that follow in Section 8 are aimed at addressing the less positive aspects of current approaches whilst not negating the positive aspects and benefits. 76
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Box 1. Why carry out a water audit?
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Data Base Satellite data Collateral
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