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RAINWATER COLLECTION

RAINWATER COLLECTION . AMISH PATEL apatel24@spsu.edu. WHAT IS IT?. Also known as Rainwater Harvesting. The collection of water from roofs instead of getting it from mains or abstracting it from rivers or ground water. WHERE CAN THE WATER BE USED?. Unfiltered Flushing toilets

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RAINWATER COLLECTION

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  1. RAINWATER COLLECTION AMISH PATEL apatel24@spsu.edu

  2. WHAT IS IT? • Also known as Rainwater Harvesting. • The collection of water from roofs instead of getting it from mains or abstracting it from rivers or ground water.

  3. WHERE CAN THE WATER BE USED? • Unfiltered • Flushing toilets • Doing Laundry • Watering landscape • Filtered • Drinking water • Shower water • Faucet water

  4. HOW IT WORKS? • First, rainwater is collected from roof tops and by gravity flows down gutters and downspouts. • Second, the water is then channeled into a filter, removing all debris. (First-flush filter)

  5. FIRST-FLUSH FILTER? • Each downspout can direct the water to a plugged pipe that looks much like the typical downspout, except it has a sewer cleanout plug at the bottom. • When the plug is in, the water fills the downspout until it reaches the top. From here, the water is directed down to the collection pipe, which goes into the tank. • Each of these first-flush filters should be drained of debris after each rain to be ready for the next rain event. • If your tank is full, just open the sewer clean-out plug and the first-flush filter works like a normal downspout. • Other devices: • Example: • Some are large, fiberglass boxes with 30-micron filters inside to screen out the particles. • Require cleaning and maintenance.

  6. HOW IT WORKS? • Third, the water is then channeled out into a storage tank, barrel, etc. • Example: • Tanks = Farmers • Barrels = Garden and Nursery Retailers , Homes • Forth, from the storage area the water is then distributed around the space into the specific areas.

  7. BENEFITS • Reduce consumer’s water bills each month . • Reduce the need to build reservoirs, which takes up much scarce space. • Going LEED. • RECYCLING!

  8. FACTS: RAINWATER COLLECTION • Old idea that became popular again. • Many old homesteads and farms had rainwater cisterns as their main source of drinking water. • Rainwater harvested from roofs can contain animal and bird faeces, mosses and lichens, windblown dust, and other urban pollutions, so proper filtration should be used for drinking purposes.

  9. BIBLIOGRAPHY • Rainwater Harvesting. www.austinenergy.com. • Rainwater Harvesting- Definition. 2010. http://www.wordiq.com/definit ion/Rainwater_harvesting.

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