A water harvesting manual

Virginia Rainwater Harvesting Manual The Cabell Brand Center Salem, VA www.doorway.ru 5 Future of Rainwater Harvesting Rainwater harvesting systems serve as an alternative decentralized water source, especially in the age when groundwater supplies are depleting and municipal water infrastructures are facing high replacement costs. RAIN WATER HARVESTING TO AUGMENT GROUND WATER RESOURCES Rain water harvesting is the technique of collection and storage of rain water at surface or in sub-surface aquifers, before it is lost as surface run-off. The augmented resource can be harvested in the time of need. Artificial recharge to. Rainwater Harvesting: System Planning: This manual was created to help contractors, consultants, land owners, and others plan rainwater harvesting systems. The manual addresses catchments that are less than 50, square feet and can store less than , gallons.

Basic Components. Regardless of the complexity of the system, the dom estic rainwater harvesting system (Figure ) comprises six basic components: 6Catchment surface: the collection surface from which rainfall runs off. 6Gutters and downspouts: channel water from the roof to the tank. Manual on Rainwater Harvesting will address the wide variety of rainwater harvesting system designs for residential, commercial and industrial buildings. While the EPA recognizes the need to harvest rainwater to protect local. Rainwater harvesting helps utilities reduce the summer demand peak and delay expansion of existing water treatment plants. Rainwater harvesting reduces consumers’ utility bills. Perhaps one of the most interesting aspects of rainwater harvesting is learning about the methods of capture, storage, and use of this natural resource.

Virginia Rainwater Harvesting Manual The Cabell Brand Center. Salem, VA www.doorway.ru iii. TABLE OF CONTENTS. Acknowledgementss. Hari Krishna, Contract Manager, Texas Water Development. Board, and President, American Rainwater Catchment Systems Association (ARCSA);. Jen and Paul Radlet. City of Tucson Water Harvesting Guidance Manual v. Glossary. Note: The following definitions have been de- veloped specifically for use within this.