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Harvesting
Presentation by-
1. Swapnil Hire
2. Diyvang ingle
3. Nikhil Jagirdar
4. Devashree Joshi
Class-F.E
Div-G Batch-G1
Roll Nos.-17,18,19,20
Introduction
• Rainwater harvesting is the gathering, or accumulating
and storing, of rainwater. Rainwater harvesting has been
used to provide drinking water, water for livestock,
water for irrigation or to refill aquifers in a process
called groundwater recharge. Rainwater collected from
the roofs of houses, tents and local institutions, or from
specially prepared areas of ground, can make an
important contribution to drinking water. In some cases,
rainwater may be the only available, or economical, water
source. Rainwater systems are simple to construct from
inexpensive local materials, and are potentially
successful in most habitable locations. Roof rainwater is
usually of good quality and does not require treatment
before consumption. Household rainfall catchment
systems are appropriate in areas with an average rainfall
greater than 200mm per year, and no other accessible
water sources
Contents
• 1 Ground catchment systems
• 2 Roof catchment systems
• 3 Subsurface dyke
• 4 Groundwater recharge
• 5 Advantages in urban areas
• 6 Quality
• 7 System sizing
• 8 Around the world
• 9 Conclusion
Ground catchment systems
• Ground catchments systems channel
water from a prepared catchment area into
storage. Generally they are only
considered in areas where rainwater is very
scarce and other sources of water are not
available. They are more suited to small
communities than individual families. If
properly designed, ground catchments can
collect large quantities of rainwater.
Roof catchment systems
• Roof catchment systems
channel rainwater that falls
onto a roof into storage via a
system of gutters and pipes.
The first flush of rainwater after
a dry season should be allowed
to run to waste as it will be
contaminated with dust, bird
droppings etc. Roof gutters
should have sufficient incline to
avoid standing water. They
must be strong enough, and
large enough to carry peak
flows. Storage tanks should be
covered to prevent mosquito
breeding and to reduce
evaporation losses,
contamination and algal
growth. Rainwater harvesting
systems require regular
maintenance and cleaning to
keep the system hygienic and
in good working order.
Subsurface dyke