INTAKE STRUCTURE
INTAKE STRUCTURE Introduction The structure or device constructed in or near the source of water for the purpose of collecting or taking water from the source of water is called INTAKE STRUCTURE. Hence, main use of intake is to draw clear (free from pollution, sand and other floating material) water from surface source of water like river, canal, dam etc. Generally intake structures are constructed from the masonry or concrete. Water entering in the intakes is discharged to the withdrawal conduits from which water is transmitted(conveyed) to the treatment plant. This discharge is safely done either by natural(gravity) flow or by pump to the withdrawal conduits. SITE SELECTION OR LOCATION CRITERIA FOR INTAKE STRUCTURE Quality of water, cost of conveyance or economy, quantity of water, availability of good foundation and land near the water source are some criteria for the section of intake structure site location. Intake must be well located on the upstream side of any city or industr