Water harvesting is the activity of direct collection of rainwater,

which can be stored for direct use or can be recharged into the • Micro catchment water • Macro catchment water
harvesting systems are harvesting systems usually
groundwater. Water harvesting is the collection of runoff for consist of four components:
designed to trap and
productive purposes. Since rainwater is a primary source of water. the catchment area, the
collect runoff runoff conveyance system,
The • catchment are usually 10 the storage system and the
– 500 m2
rainwater is application area.
• Most Macro practices have
collected a catchment area of less
then stored than 2 ha

in tanks
Underground water tank

Rainwater stored for direct use in above ground or underground sumps ,

overhead tanks and used directly for flushing, gardening, washing etc.
(Rainwater Harvesting). Recharged to ground through recharge pits, dug
wells, bore wells, recharge trenches, etc. Micro catchment
Macro catchment

Rooftop Rainwater Harvesting is the technique through

which rainwater is captured from the roof catchments and
stored in reservoirs. Harvested rainwater can be stored in
sub-surface ground water reservoir by adopting artificial
recharge techniques to meet the household needs through
storage in tanks

Roof top -> rainwater collection system->

rainwater
filter
The water from filter is
either put in storage for
potable water or is sent to
Process and components of rainwater ground as groundwater
harvesting recharge for borewell
recharge, recharge wells
open well recharge pit
1.Promotes adequacy of
underground water.
2.Mitigates the effect of drought.
3.Reduces soil erosion as surface
runoff is reduced.
4.Decreases load on stormwater
disposal systems
5.Improves groundwater quality
6.Prevents ingress of seawater in
subsurface aquifers in coastal areas.
7.Improves groundwater table

LOCATION: BANGLORE CITY

AVERAGE RAINFALL:970 MM

RAINWATER
FILTER
Any rooftop can be used as a
catchment area

UNDERGROUND TANK Conveyance Process being undertaken here

or pipelines
WATER STORED IN Any rainwater harvesting system
UNDERGROUND A catchment on the roof area is has three components: Catchment,
TANK
provided that’s connected to pipelines Conveyance, and Storage. There
which takes the rainwater to the water are two classes of rainwater
filter and then its stored in a water tank harvesting systems: Systems which
that’s located underground collect roof runoff for household use

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