RAIN WATER

HARVESTING
BY:
HARVEEN SAI MITTAKOLU (14891A0125)
 Contents

• Introduction
• Objectives
• What is rain water harvesting?
• Necessity of rain water harvesting.
• Methods of rain water harvesting.
• Advantages of rain water harvesting.
• Conclusion.
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 Introduction

• Rain water harvesting is an outcome of awareness among the people regarding the
water scarcity
• Reutilization of waste water.
• As rain water harvesting -neither energy-intensive nor labor-intensive
• It can be a cost-effective alternative to other water-accruing methods.
• With the water table falling rapidly, & concrete surfaces and landfill dumps taking
the place of water bodies, RWH is the most reliable solution for augmenting
groundwater level to attain self-sufficiency
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 Objectives

• Increasing the availability of ground water during periods of requirement.

• Preventing depletion of ground water reservoir in areas of over exploitation
• Decreasing menace of flood on local and regional scale
• Reducing pressure on storm drains in urban areas
• Enhancing the quality of environment.
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 What is rain water harvesting?

• It is the activity of direct collection of rain water

• Rain water can be stored for direct use or can be recharged into the ground
water aquifer

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 Necessity of rain water harvesting

• To conserve & augment the storage of ground water

• To reduce water table depletion
• To improve the quality of ground water
• To arrest sea water intrusion in coastal areas
• To avoid flood & water stagnation in urban areas
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 Methods of Rainwater Harvesting

Broadly there are two ways of harvesting rainwater

• Surface runoff harvesting
• Roof top rainwater harvesting

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 Surface runoff harvesting

• Rainwater that is not captured directly, used by agriculture, or absorbed into the
ground becomes surface water.
• Surface water harvesting includes all systems that collect and conserve surface
runoff after a rainstorm or in intermittent streams, rivers, or wetlands for storage in
open ponds and reservoirs.
• This can provide water for direct household use , irrigation, and livestock
• Storing water in an aquifer conserves water better as it prevents evaporation
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 Rooftop rainwater harvesting

• In rooftop harvesting, the roof becomes the catchments, and the rainwater
is collected from the roof of the house/building.
• It can either be stored in a tank or diverted to artificial recharge system.
• This method is less expensive and very effective and if implemented
properly helps in augmenting the groundwater level of the area.

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 Methods of Rooftop Rainwater Harvesting

• Storage of Direct Use

• Recharging groundwater aquifers
• Recharging of bore wells
• Recharge pits
• Soak way or Recharge shafts
• Recharging of dug wells
• Recharge trenches
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 Components of the Rooftop Rainwater
Harvesting - Storage of Direct Use
• Catchments
• Coarse mesh
• Gutters
• Transportation
• First flush
• Filter
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 Types of filters in practice

• Sand Gravel Filter

• Charcoal Filter
• PVC –Pipe filter
• Sponge Filter

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 Advantages of Rain Water Harvesting

• Provides self-sufficiency to water supply

• Reduces the cost for pumping of ground water
• Reduces soil erosion & flooding in urban areas
• Improves the quality of ground water through dilution when recharged
• In desert, Rain water harvesting only relief
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 Conclusion

• Conservation of water
• Since we cannot produce energy, but we can save it by preventing wastage
• Save water and protect our future

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Thank you
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