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Oxfam Technical Brief 5: Spring Protection
Minimum Requirements
- Fence the whole spring capping area to prevent access by livestock or any other animals.
- Provide the spring box with a simple silt trap, silt wash-out and an overflow pipe below the level of the eye.
- Where possible, provide storage โ depending on the flow rate and water demand.
- In areas where epidemics occur regularly, make provision to chlorinate spring boxes.