Typical schematic layout for an Elephant friendly SOLAR borehole installation (Refer to Drwg
509/3/S/01 for construction detail)
Concrete reservoir
Reservoir outlet
pipe
Reservoir scour /
overflow pipe. End + - 15
meters away from
reservoir
Pipe to water
troughs. + - 60
meters away
Saunders
diaphragm valve
Overflow pipe
Elephant wall.
5 m radius
Pipe to tap stand
5000 L PE tank
A
A
Borehole
installation
25 mm W/meter
Entrance 800 mm
wide
50 mm ϕ brass gate valve
& by-pass pipe work
Inlet pipe
5000 L Poly E tank
concrete or stone
wall (elephant wall)
Overflow pipe
Steel tank
stand
NGL
Borehole
installation
Scale: Not to scale
Concrete
foundation for
elephant wall
Borehole
Foundation block
Section A -- A
Concrete foundation for
steel tank stand
Notes:
1. All pipes & pipe fittings connecting direct to
Poly E tanks shall be of HDPE type. No GMS
or aluminum fittings allowed
2. All pipes and fittings embedded in soil shall
be HDPE type or Denso wrapped as specified