4.2 Artificial Infiltration
Course subject(s)
5. Surface Water II
Welcome to the lecture about Artificial infiltration. Various terms are used which have approximately the same meaning: Artificial infiltration, Surface water treatment through aquifer recharge and Indirect treatment of surface water via infiltration.
The learning objectives of this lecture are:
- explain the advantages of indirect treatment via infiltration.
- explain the importance of pre-treatment.
- explain the treatment steps generally necessary before and after infiltration.
Additional Reading Material
Additional information can be found in the text book: see module Surface water (page 350 – 356); Part 5.

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