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    This document discusses rainwater harvesting, which is the collection and storage of rainwater running off rooftops and other surfaces. It can be actively stored for later use or passively soaked into the ground. The key components of a rainwater harvesting system are the catchment area, transportation gutters and pipes, a first flush diverter, storage tanks, a delivery system of pipes to distribute the water, and sometimes a filtration system. An example is given of calculating the potential yearly water yield from harvesting rainwater from a 1,000 square meter rooftop in Penang, Malaysia. While rainwater quality is generally acceptable, it requires treatment before drinking.

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    This document discusses rainwater harvesting, which is the collection and storage of rainwater running off rooftops and other surfaces. It can be actively stored for later use or passively soaked into the ground. The key components of a rainwater harvesting system are the catchment area, transportation gutters and pipes, a first flush diverter, storage tanks, a delivery system of pipes to distribute the water, and sometimes a filtration system. An example is given of calculating the potential yearly water yield from harvesting rainwater from a 1,000 square meter rooftop in Penang, Malaysia. While rainwater quality is generally acceptable, it requires treatment before drinking.

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    HYDROLOGY

    & WAT E R
    RESOURCES
    Lesson 2: Rainwater
    Harvesting
    29th March 2022

    1
    Shortage of water?

    2
    What is the solution?

    3
    Rainwater can be harvested?

    4
    What is Rainwater harvesting?
    • Rainwater harvesting is collection and storage of
    rainwater that runs off from roof tops, parks,
    roads, open grounds, etc. This water run off can be
    either stored or recharged into the ground water
    aquifer.

    5
    Active & Passive Rainwater
    Harvesting
    • Active rainwater harvesting is where rainwater is stored
    for use at a later date.
    • Passive water harvesting is the practice of slowing water
    down and encouraging it to soak into the ground.

    Video 1

    Video 2
    6
    Traditional Rooftop Rainwater
    Harvesting
    • 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.

    7
    Components

    8
    Catchment Area

    9
    Transportation

    10
    First Flush

    11
    Storage System

    12
    Delivery System

    13
    Filtration System

    14
    12 Steps to Creating the Complete
    Rain Harvesting System

    Video 3

    15
    Why Rainfall Harvesting in
    Malaysia?

    16
    For a factory in the Free Trade
    Zone (FTZ) in Penang
    • Total Rainfall (Water) Yield (Q) = Roof Area (A) X Runoff
    Coefficient (c = 0.8)
    X Annual Rainfall (i)
    = 1000 m2 X 0.8 X 2505 mm per year
    = 1000 m2 X 0.8 X 2.505 m
    = 2004.0 m3
    = 2,004,000 litres per year

    17
    Runoff Coefficient

    18
    For a factory in the Free Trade
    Zone (FTZ) in Penang
    • 500 persons X 100 litres (Only Flushing toilet)
    = 50,000 litres per day
    = 18,250,000 litres per year.
    ❖The rainfall harvested can fulfill about 11.0% of total water
    needs of this factory.
    ❖In monetary terms, based on the average rate of 78 sen per
    1,000 litres (or 0.078 sen/litre), the factory will save
    RM156,312.00 (US$42,246.49) per year.
    19
    Rainwater Quality
    • Although Rainwater Quality is found to be of acceptable standard, it is
    untreated and should not be used for consumption.
    • Rainwater should only be used for washing cars, floors, toilets,
    flushing, watering plants and other non-consumptive usage
    (Source: Hj Ahamd et. al., 1999 Alternative Water Supply Options:
    Rainfall Harvesting. In “Sustainable Management of water Resources in
    Malaysia” Published by Global Environment Centre, 1999)

    DRINKING IS ONLY ADVISABLE IF TREATED BY


    FILTRATION & DISINFECTION SYSTEM CERTIFIED BY THE
    AUTHORITIES
    20
    Uttara RAJUK Apartment Rainwater
    Harvesting System Design Proposal By
    RAiN Forum

    Video 4

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