A rainwater harvesting system comprises components of various stages – transporting rainwater through pipes or drains, filtration, and storage in tanks for reuse o r recharge. The common components of a rainwater harvesting system involved in these stages are illustrated here. 1.Catchment The catchment of a water harvesting system is the surface which directly receives [...]
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Elements of Rain Water Harvesting
Wednesday, April 27th, 2011How Rain Water Harvesting is Done?
Thursday, January 20th, 2011A rainwater harvesting system has three main stages 1) Collecting & transporting rainwater This is done through catchment areas & conduits. The catchment of a water harvesting system is the surface which receives rainfall directly. It can be a paved area like the terrace or courtyard of a building. Conduits are the pipelines that carry [...]
Rain Water Harvesting System: Its Advantages
Thursday, January 20th, 2011Rain water harvesting system is a technique used in the collection and storage of rain water. Rain water is collected from many surfaces: rooftops, surface of land, and rock catchments. Traditional jars and pots are used in the collection. In recent times, more complex storage systems are used, such as underground check dams. The techniques [...]
Rain Water Harvesting System
Thursday, January 20th, 2011The problem of water scarcity is one that is affecting a great many number of cities and villages around the world. The main reason for this is that even though most regions get adequate amount of rainfall, there is no set pattern for the monsoon rains. This means that if there is adequate amount of [...]
Legislation on Rain Water Harvesting – Government of Kerala
Thursday, January 13th, 2011GOVERNMENT OF KERALA Local Self Government (D) Department Extraordinary Gazette No. 92/2004, dated 12-01-2004 NOTIFICATION GO.(MS) NO. 19/2004/LSGD Dated Thiruvananthapuram, 12th January 2004 S R O No. 25/2004.- In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 381, 382,383 A, 387, 398 and 406 of the Kerala Municipality Act, 1994 (20 of 1994) read with section [...]
Legislation on Rainwater Harvesting
Monday, January 10th, 2011Himachal Pradesh All commercial and institutional buildings, tourist and industrial complexes, hotels etc., existing or coming up and having a plinth area of more than 1000 square meters will have rain water storage facilities commensurate with the size of roof area. No objection certificates, required under different statutes, will not be issued to the owners [...]
Rainwater Harvesting- Solution for Water Crisis
Thursday, January 28th, 2010The demand for water is increasing day-by-day and government fails to supply water and meet the increasing demand. Rainwater harvesting is not a new concept or technique, it is practiced by our ancestors for irrigation and feeding cattle or livestock. Apartments are mushrooming all over our cities with the boom in the housing sector. By [...]
