Joleha et al. (2026) Leveraging Household Green Infrastructure for Zero Runoff and Groundwater Conservation

Identification

• Journal: Lecture notes in civil engineering
• Year: 2026
• Date: 2026-01-01
• Authors: J. Joleha, Merley Misriani, Elianora Elianora, Randhi Saily, Andre Novan, Sri Djuniati, Harlem Marpaung
• DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-08992-2_64

Research Groups

• Civil Engineering Department, University of Riau, Pekanbaru, Indonesia
• Center for Peatland and Disaster Studies (CPDS), University of Riau, Pekanbaru, Indonesia

Short Summary

This study evaluated the effectiveness of household-scale green infrastructure (GI) in a residential area of Pekanbaru, Indonesia, finding that GI significantly reduced surface runoff but did not show an immediate statistical correlation with groundwater level increases.

Objective

• To evaluate the effectiveness of household-scale green infrastructure (GI) in achieving zero runoff and supporting groundwater conservation.

Study Configuration

• Spatial Scale: A residential area in Pekanbaru, Indonesia.
• Temporal Scale: Pre- and post-construction monitoring of GI systems; runoff volume calculations based on a two-year return period.

Methodology and Data

• Models used: Not explicitly stated; runoff volume calculations were performed based on a two-year return period.
• Data sources: Rainfall data, groundwater level monitoring (using data loggers), runoff volume calculations.

Main Results

• Household-scale green infrastructure (rainwater harvesting systems, infiltration wells, biopores, and rain gardens) reduced surface runoff to near zero during moderate rainfall events.
• Although GI facilitated rainwater infiltration into the soil, groundwater table elevation did not increase immediately following rainfall events.
• Variations in groundwater level exhibited temporal fluctuations that were not statistically correlated with rainfall occurrence.

Contributions

• Provides empirical evaluation of household-scale green infrastructure effectiveness in an emerging economy context (Pekanbaru, Indonesia).
• Demonstrates the significant capacity of GI for surface runoff reduction at the household level.
• Highlights the complex and non-immediate relationship between GI-induced infiltration and groundwater table response, suggesting further investigation is needed for groundwater conservation claims.

Funding

• LPPM Riau University (Contract number: 14829/UN19.5.1.3/AL.04/2024)

Citation

@article{Joleha2026Leveraging,
  author = {Joleha, J. and Misriani, Merley and Elianora, Elianora and Saily, Randhi and Novan, Andre and Djuniati, Sri and Marpaung, Harlem},
  title = {Leveraging Household Green Infrastructure for Zero Runoff and Groundwater Conservation},
  journal = {Lecture notes in civil engineering},
  year = {2026},
  doi = {10.1007/978-3-032-08992-2_64},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-08992-2_64}
}