Small Farm Reservoir (SFR)
Type: Technologies
Creation: 2011-06-13 13:16 Updated: 2019-06-13 14:00
Compilers: Philippine Overview of Conservation Approaches and Technologies
Reviewers: Deborah Niggli, Alexandra Gavilano
Country/ region/ locations where the Technology has been applied and which are covered by this assessment
- Country: Philippines
- Further specification of location (e.g. municipality, town, etc.), if relevant: Pangasinan, Nueva Ecija, Tarlac, Isabela, Bulacan, Ilocos Norte
- Map: View Map
Description of the SLM Technology
Short description of the Technology
The Small Farm Rerservoir is an earth dam structure used to trap harvest and store rainfall and water runoff.
Detailed description of the Technology
The small farm reservoir (SFR) is a small water impounding earth dam structure to collect rainfall and runoff, designed for use in a single farm, and typically has an area of about 300-2,000 square meters. The embankment height above ground level is less than 4 meters. It can be easily constructed with a bulldozer or manual labor. Irrigation is done with PVC siphon pipes or pumps. SFR is used in rainfed-growing areas to provide supplemental irrigation to a wet season crop and partial irrigation to a dry season crop. Aside from irrigation and aquaculture, water in the reservoir could also be used for small scale livestock watering, wallowing areas for animals, e.g. ducks and picnic ground.
Photos of the Technology
- 📷 Bureau of Soils & Water Mgt.
- 📍 Philippines
- 📷 Romeo V. Labios
- 📍 San Ildefonso, Bulacan, Philippines
- 📷 Romeo V. Labios
- 📍 San Ildefonso, Bulacan, Philippines
- 📷 Romeo V. Labios