PRESENTATION ON

RAIN WATER
HARVESTING
BY:

Prabhunath sharma


RAIN WATER
HARVESTING
A NOBLE GOAL
A COMMON
RESPONSIBILITY
NEED FOR HARVESTING

To meet the increasing water demand of increasing

Pop!ation

To rise the !e"e! of grond water

In desert # in is!and this rain water har"esting has

pro"ided re!ief to the peop!e$

Indstria!i%ation

In p!aces where rain fed& irrigation 'ased crops are

c!ti"ated throgh grond water$

Decrease in srface area of (a)es* ponds* tan)s etc$

SO(+TION

Rain watr is th u!timat s"ur# "$

$rsh watr%

P"tntia! "$ rain t" mt watr &man&

is trmn&"us%

Rain watr har'stin( h!)s t"

"'r#"m watr s#ar#it*%

T" #"nsr' (r"un& watr th a+ui$rs

must b r#har(& with rain watr%

Rain watr har'stin( is th u!timat

answr%
What is rain water harvesting ?
Rainwatr har'stin( is th )r"#ss "$
au(mntin( th natura! ,!trati"n "$ rainwatr
in t" th un&r(r"un& $"rmati"n b* s"m
arti,#ia! mth"&s% -C"ns#i"us #"!!#ti"n an&
st"ra( "$ rainwatr t" #atr t" &man&s "$
watr. $"r &rin/in(. &"msti# )ur)"s 0
irri(ati"n is trm& as Rainwatr Har'stin(

This is perhaps one of the most frequently asked question, as
to why one should harvest rainwater. There are many reasons
but following are some of the important ones.

To reduce ground water decline and increase ground water

table.

To beneficiate water quality in aquifers.

To conserve surface water runoff during monsoon.

To reduce soil erosion.

To inculcate a culture of water conservation.

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har'stin( rainwatr:2

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har'stin(%
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har'stin(%
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har'stin(. th r""$ b#"ms th #at#hmnts. an& th rainwatr is
#"!!#t& $r"m th r""$ "$ th h"us9bui!&in(% It #an ithr b
st"r&in a tan/ "r &i'rt& t" arti,#ia! r#har( s*stm% This
mth"& is !ss :)nsi' an& 'r* 6#ti' an& i$ im)!mnt&
)r")r!* h!)s in au(mntin( th (r"un& watr !'! "$ th ara%
Sur$a# run"6 har'stin(:
R""$ t") rainwatr har'stin(
In urban ara rainwatr ;"ws awa* as sur$a#
run"6% This run"6 #"u!& b #au(ht an& us& $"r
r#har(in( a+ui$rs b* a&")tin( a))r")riat
mth"&s%

Th basi# #"m)"nnts "$ r""$ t")

rainwatr har'stin( s*stm is (i'n
b!"w:2

< Cat#hmnt
< Trans)"rtati"n
< =irst ;ush
< =i!tr
0omponents of the roof top
rainwater har"esting s-stem
0atchment
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th #at#hmnt "$ rainwatr har'stin(
s*stm% It ma* b trra#. #"urt*ar&. "r
)a'& "r un)a'& ")n (r"un&% Th
trra# ma* b ;at RCC9st"n r""$ "r
s!")in( r""$% Thr$"r th #at#hmnt is
th ara. whi#h a#tua!!* #"ntributs
rainwatr t" th har'stin( s*stm%

Transportation
Rainwatr $r"m r""$t") sh"u!& b #arri&
thr"u(h &"wn ta/ watr )i)s "r &rains
t"st"ra(9har'stin( s*stm% Watr )i)s
sh"u!& b >V rsistant 3ISI9PVC )i)s5 "$
r+uir& #a)a#it*% Watr $r"m s!")in( r""$s
#"u!& b #au(ht thr"u(h (uttrs an& &"wn
ta/ )i)% At trra#s. m"uth "$ th a#h
&rain sh"u!& ha' wir msh t" rstri#t
;"atin( matria!%
First 1sh
=irst ;ush is a &'i# us& t" ;ush "6 th
watr r#i'& in ,rst sh"wr% Th ,rst
sh"wr "$ rains n&s t" b ;ush&2"6 t"
a'"i& #"ntaminatin( st"rab!9r#har(ab!
watr b* th )r"bab! #"ntaminants "$ th
atm"s)hr an& th #at#hmnt r""$% It wi!!
a!s" h!) in #!anin( "$ si!t an& "thr
matria! &)"sit& "n r""$ &urin( &r*
sas"ns Pr"'isi"ns "$ ,rst rain s)arat"r
sh"u!& b ma& at "ut!t "$ a#h &rain)i)%

Har'stin( sin# &"ubts ar rais& that rainwatr

ma* #"ntaminat (r"un&watr% Thr is rm"t
)"ssibi!it* "$ this $ar #"min( tru i$ )r")r ,!tr
m#hanism is n"t a&")t&% S#"n&!* a!! #ar must
b ta/n t" s that un&r(r"un& swr &rains ar
n"t )un#tur& an& n" !a/a( is ta/in( )!a# in
#!"s 'i#init*% =i!trs ar us& $r" tratmnt "$
watr t" 6#ti'!* rm"' turbi&it*. #"!"ur an&
mi#r""r(anisms% A$tr ,rst ;ushin( "$ rain$a!!.
watr sh"u!& )ass thr"u(h ,!trs% Thr ar
&i6rnt t*)s "$ ,!trs in )ra#ti#. but basi#
$un#ti"n is t" )uri$* watr%
Fi!ter
Sand Gravel Filter

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.
Charcoal Filter

Charcoal filter can be made insitu or in a drum.

!ebbles, 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.

Rainwatr #"!!#t& $r"m r""$t") "$ th bui!&in( is

&i'rt& thr"u(h &rain)i)s t" stt!mnt "r ,!trati"n
tan/% A$tr stt!mnt ,!tr& watr is &i'rt& t" b"r
w!!s t" r#har( &) a+ui$rs% Aban&"n& b"r w!!s #an
a!s" b us& $"r r#har(%

O)timum #a)a#it* "$ stt!mnt tan/9,!trati"n tan/ #an b

&si(n& "n th basis "$ ara "$ #at#hmnt. intnsit* "$
rain$a!! an& r#har( rat as &is#uss& in &si(n
)aramtrs% Whi! r#har(in(. ntr* "$ ;"atin( mattr an&
si!t sh"u!& b rstri#t& b#aus it ma* #!"( th r#har(
stru#tur% -,rst "n "r tw" sh"wr sh"u!& b ;ush& "ut
thr"u(h rain s)arat"r t" a'"i& #"ntaminati"n% This is
'r* im)"rtant. an& a!! #ar sh"u!& b ta/n t" nsur
that this has bn &"n%-
=i!trati"n Tan/
Sccess Parameters
4% L'! "$ Watr Tab!: In#ras in th !'! "$
(r"un&watr is an "b'i"us an& 'isib! )aramtr $"r
su##ss "$ rainwatr har'stin( s*stms%
7% ?#ras in th $"!!"win( $a#t"rs is ta/n int"
#"nsi&rati"n t" assss th (r"un&watr +ua!it*
b$"r an& a$tr rainwatr har'stin(:
a% Sa!init*
b% =!u"ri& #"n#ntrati"n
#% Nitrat #"n#ntrati"n
&% Ba#tri"!"(i#a! an& ha'* mta! #"n#ntrati"n

Watr is !i$% C"nsr' it%

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