There are different possibilities to store water. They can be divided into surface and subsurface storage facilities:

Surface storage

• Open ponds or pans, naturally occurring pans, excavated ponds
• Cultivated reservoirs / tanks
• Sunken streambed structures
• Ponds for groundwater recharge
• Surface dams

Subsurface storage

• Subsurface dams, sand dams, percolation dams
• Subsurface reservoirs or cisterns