The Municipality of Balatan.

Harvested rainwater can provide a source of

alternative water to federal facilities. Alternative waters are sustainable sources of
water, not supplied from fresh surface water or groundwater, that offset the
demand for freshwater. Rainwater harvesting captures, diverts, and stores rainwater
from rooftops for later use. Typical uses of rainwater include landscape irrigation,
wash applications, ornamental pond and fountain filling, cooling tower make-up
water, and toilet and urinal flushing. With additional filtration and disinfection,
harvested rainwater can also be treated to potable standards to supplement
municipal potable water supplies to facilities.

Figure 1. Components of a typical rainwater harvesting system

1. Collection system: Roof surface and gutters to capture the rainwater and send
it to the storage system
2. Inlet filter: Screen filter to catch large debris
 3. First flush diverter: Diverter that removes debris not captured by the inlet
filter from the initial stream of rainwater
4. Storage tank: Storage tanks composed of food-grade polyester resin material
approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which is green in
color and helps to reduce bacterial growth
5. Overflow: Drainage spout that allows for overflow if the storage tank gets full
6. Controls: Control system that monitors water level and filtration system
7. Treatment system: Filtration and disinfection system that treats the water to
non-potable or potable standards
8. Pump: Pump to move water through the system to where it will be used
9. Backflow prevention: Backflow preventer to ensure that under negative
pressure water cannot flow backwards through the system into the make-up
water system
10.Flow meter: Flow meter (with data logger) to measure water production
11.Power supply: Systems may use either conventional power sources or, to
improve off-grid capabilities, alternative sources such as stand-alone or grid-
tied solar systems
12.Water level indicator: Monitors the water level in the storage tank

https://www.energy.gov/eere/femp/water-efficient-technology-opportunity-rainwater-harvesting-
systems

Climate data for Balatan, Camarines Sur

Ja Fe Ma Ap Ma No De
Month Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Year
n b r r y v c

33 32 36 37 38 33 32
Average high °C 37 35 33 33 34 34
(91 (90 (97 (99 (10 (91 (90
(°F) (99) (95) (91) (91) (93) (94)
) ) ) ) 0) ) )

Average low °C 27 27 29 31 32 32 31 29 30 29 28 28 29
 (81 (81 (84 (88 (90 (82 (82
(°F) (90) (88) (84) (86) (84) (85)
) ) ) ) ) ) )

36. 49. 46. 78. 93. 135 326. 406. 214 313. 76. 26 2,04
Average precipi
63 6 66 81 81 .51 31 10 .85 98 2 2 0.46
tation mm
(1. (1. (1. (3. (3. (5.3 (12. (15. (8.4 (12. (3. (10 (80.3
(inches)
44) 95) 84) 10) 69) 4) 85) 99) 6) 36) 00) .3) 2)

Average rainy
19 23 17 19 23 27 31 29 27 29 24 29 297
days

Source: World Weather Online[5]