Since the shaft is located in close proximity to the river and the gravel bed is very deep (almost at riverbed level), the continuous water supply should be ensured.
There should be no indirect swallow wells; the water is either to be returned via drainage pipes on the way back from the heat exchanger and thus serve garden irrigation, or directed back towards the river/groundwater.
Unfortunately, I cannot say anything about the water quality at the moment. Is this really that important with river water?
On the topic of frost protection: Since the shaft is supposed to lie deep in the ground and the pipes leading in the soil to the house (heat exchanger), I think this is a form of frost protection.