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Harvesting rain and using it for drinking and domestic use will help to give scattered rural households and under-served city dwellers access to water. The world cannot ignore using rain - as the source of all water. This book presents stories and experiences from some 15 countries from all over the...
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oapen-20.500.12657-438022023-02-01T09:34:32Z International Rainwater Catchment Systems Experiences Gleason Espíndola, José Arturo Casiano Flores, César Augusto Science Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry Environmental) Science Applied Sciences Technology & Engineering Mining bic Book Industry Communication::T Technology, engineering, agriculture::TQ Environmental science, engineering & technology bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PD Science: general issues::PDG Industrial applications of scientific research & technological innovation bic Book Industry Communication::T Technology, engineering, agriculture::TT Other technologies & applied sciences::TTU Mining technology & engineering Harvesting rain and using it for drinking and domestic use will help to give scattered rural households and under-served city dwellers access to water. The world cannot ignore using rain - as the source of all water. This book presents stories and experiences from some 15 countries from all over the globe, developed and less developed. There are many more experiences that can be highlighted, but those included are thought to give the reader a good overview of what can be done when water supply engineering investment has not yet reached the unserved. Rainwater harvesting has an important role to play as a safe water supply when other sources are not safe or not available. A rainwater system brings along storage. It may be perceived as a little expensive but will normally be cheaper than a house connection from a centrally treated water supply system. Moreover, the storage will be invaluable in an emergency when tankered water can be stored. Also, in times of drought households with rainwater storage will still have a supply of water. 2020-12-15T13:59:45Z 2020-12-15T13:59:45Z 2020 book 9781789060584 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/43802 eng application/pdf n/a external_content.pdf IWA Publishing IWA Publishing 104599 dc3cfe72-8424-48e6-b8e0-fca2844ba38e b818ba9d-2dd9-4fd7-a364-7f305aef7ee9 9781789060584 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) IWA Publishing Knowledge Unlatched open access |
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Harvesting rain and using it for drinking and domestic use will help to give scattered rural households and under-served city dwellers access to water. The world cannot ignore using rain - as the source of all water. This book presents stories and experiences from some 15 countries from all over the globe, developed and less developed. There are many more experiences that can be highlighted, but those included are thought to give the reader a good overview of what can be done when water supply engineering investment has not yet reached the unserved. Rainwater harvesting has an important role to play as a safe water supply when other sources are not safe or not available. A rainwater system brings along storage. It may be perceived as a little expensive but will normally be cheaper than a house connection from a centrally treated water supply system. Moreover, the storage will be invaluable in an emergency when tankered water can be stored. Also, in times of drought households with rainwater storage will still have a supply of water. |
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