Rain Water Harvesting

Rainwater harvesting is a technology used for
collecting and storing rainwater from rooftops,

the land surface or rock catchments using
simple techniques such as jars and pots as well
as more complex techniques such as
underground check dams.
Rainwater harvesting is the accumulation and

deposition of rainwater for reuse on-site, rather
than allowing it to run off.
 Recharge under ground water
 Gardening
 Livestock
 Drinking purpose
 for irrigation purpose
Broadly there are two ways
 Surface runoff harvesting .

 Roof top rainwater harvesting.
 Surface runoff harvesting
In urban area rainwater flows away as surface

runoff. This runoff could be caught and used
for recharging aquifers by adopting
appropriate methods.
Ex. Public Parks, Open Area
 Itis a system of catching rainwater where it
falls. In rooftop harvesting, the roof becomes
the catchments, and the rainwater is
collected from the roof of the
house/building. This method is less expensive
and very effective.
Components of the roof top rainwater
harvesting system.
1- Catchment area
2- Transportation
3- First flush
4- Storage system
5- Delivery system
6- Filtration system
 Thesurface that receives rainfall directly is
then catchment of rainwater harvesting
system. It may be terrace, courtyard, or
paved or unpaved open ground.
 Rainwater from rooftop should be carried
through down take water pipes or drains
to storage/harvesting system. Water pipes
should be UV resistant (ISI HDPE/PVC pipes) of
required capacity.
 First flush is a device used to flush off the
water received in first shower. The first shower
of rains needs to be flushed-off to avoid
contaminating storable/rechargeable water by
the probable contaminants of the atmosphere
and the catchment roof.
 It will also help in cleaning of silt and other
material deposited on roof during dry seasons
Provisions of first rain separator should be
made at outlet of each drainpipe.
 Allcollected rain water are store in tank or
barrels used.
 Itis a system to delivered of water for uses.
There are use of pumps to take out water
from tank and deliver for many purpose .
Water is deliver by pips .
 Filters are used for treatment of water to
effectively remove turbidity, color and
microorganisms.
 After first flushing of rainfall, water should
pass through filters. There are different types
of filters in practice, but basic function is to
purify water.
 These are commonly used filters, constructed by
brick masonry and filleted by pebbles, gravel, and
sand as shown in the figure. Each layer should be
separated by wire mesh.
 Charcoalfilter can be made in-situ or in a
drum. Pebbles, gravel, sand and charcoal as
shown in the figure should fill the drum or
chamber. Each layer should be separated by
wire mesh. Thin layer of charcoal is used to
absorb odor if any.
 Thisfilter can be made by PVC pipe of 1 to
1.20 m length; Diameter of pipe depends
on the area of roof. Six inches dia. pipe is
enough for a 1500 Sq.Ft. roof and 8 inches
dia. pipe should be used for roofs more
then 1500 Sq. Ft. Pipe is divided into three
compartments by wire mesh
 Commonly used recharging methods are:-
 Recharging of bore wells
 Recharging of dug wells.
 Recharge pits
 Recharge Trenches
 Percolation Tanks
 Rains water is a precious resource due to
increases in demand from our ever growing
population. Changes in rainfall patterns in
the UK have seen both drought conditions
and flooding
 Rainwater harvesting can provide around 50
per cent of a family’s water needs. This not
only saves water, but saves money and
reduces our impact on the environment.
 To inculcate a culture of water
conservation
 To reduce soil erosion
 Rainwater harvesting technologies are simple
to install and operate.
 Local people can be easily trained to
implement such technologies, and
construction materials are also readily
available.
 Running costs, also, are almost negligible.
 Water collected from roof catchments
usually is of
 acceptable quality for domestic purposes.

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Rainwater harvesting is a technology used for

collecting and storing rainwater from rooftops,

Rainwater harvesting is the accumulation and

 Surface runoff harvesting .

In urban area rainwater flows away as surface

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