Do rainwater tanks herald a cultural change in household water use?

Gardiner, A.J.

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“…A diferença entre os descontos e os custos dos reservatórios de água de chuva foi substancial, indicando que os benefícios indiretos, além do custo, desempenharam um papel no processo de adoção (MJA 2007). Esta necessidade foi reforçada por Gardiner et al (2008), Gardiner (2009Gardiner ( , 2010 e Mankad et al (2010Mankad et al ( , 2012, que pesquisou as famílias que tinham adotadas reservatórios de água de chuva em Queensland do Sudeste (SEQ) e observou que reformadores valorizaram a utilidade de um reservatório de água de chuva como o seu próprio recurso hídrico privado para uso a sua vontade e à sua discrição. A vontade para reformar foi particularmente forte entre os amantes de jardinagem (Gardiner, 2010).…”

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“…Esta necessidade foi reforçada por Gardiner et al (2008), Gardiner (2009Gardiner ( , 2010 e Mankad et al (2010Mankad et al ( , 2012, que pesquisou as famílias que tinham adotadas reservatórios de água de chuva em Queensland do Sudeste (SEQ) e observou que reformadores valorizaram a utilidade de um reservatório de água de chuva como o seu próprio recurso hídrico privado para uso a sua vontade e à sua discrição. A vontade para reformar foi particularmente forte entre os amantes de jardinagem (Gardiner, 2010). Mesmo os proprietários sem reservatório, quando perguntado sobre a sua intenção de aceitar um reservatório de água da chuva em empreendimentos selecionados na SEQ, percebeu a disponibilidade de água adicional para o uso no jardim e preservação de equipamento como o principal benefício da CAC (Mankad et al, 2010).…”

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“…Estudos realizados na Austrália sobre as diferenças de atitude da adesão obrigatória e a voluntária de reservatórios de água de chuva sugeriam diferenças no comportamento entre os dois grupos de proprietários de reservatórios em áreas urbanas (Gardiner 2009(Gardiner , 2010Gardiner et al, 2008;White, 2009;Tilbrook, 2009;Mankad, 2012a). Mankad (2012a) pesquisou 1988 domicílios com reservatórios de água de chuva em Queensland do sudeste, onde 39,8% da amostra teve o reservatório de água da chuva para uso interno conectado.…”

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“…Oitenta por cento dos novos proprietários de casas em áreas com reservatórios 'obrigatório' ou compradores de casas que já tinham reservatórios de água de chuva sentiu pouca ligação com os reservatórios e, em sua maioria, desconhecem as necessidades de manutenção (Gardiner, 2009(Gardiner, , 2010. Por outro lado, os indivíduos que tinham intencionalmente adotados reservatórios de água de chuva mostraram maior interesse na sua manutenção (Gardiner, 2010;Mankad, 2012). No geral, verificou-se um maior grau de desmotivação e desconexão entre proprietários obrigatórios de reservatórios e seus reservatórios .…”

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“…Attempts to harvest rainwater in the urban environment, no matter how small, were therefore generally regarded as politically acceptable and in the public interest (Brown et al 2009, Brown 2005. Residential premises-once conceived simply as end-of-pipe destinations for centralized water infrastructurewere re-imagined as appropriate sites for water collection and storage through the use of domestic rainwater tank technology (Gardiner 2009, Gardiner 2010, Moy 2012. Private dwellings with recently installed domestic rainwater tanks thus became useful sites for studying the intertwined forces of changing water supply infrastructure on one hand, and changing practices of domestic water use on the other (Shove 2003): by the time the Millennium Drought ended in 2010, domestic rainwater tanks had become commonplace in the Australian urban landscape, a physical embodiment of changing relations between householders, water and water authorities (Chappells andShove 1999, van Vliet et al 2005).…”

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Household rainwater tanks: mediating changing relations with water?

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ABSTRACT. Domestic rainwater tanks have become commonplace in Australia's urban landscape, and have become the physical embodiment of the changing relations between householders, water, and water authorities. The aim of our research was to understand these changing relations by examining how domestic rainwater tanks are inscribed with meanings and assumptions and thus mediate a relationship between households and government. In particular, we considered how domestic rainwater tanks are implicated in various understandings of entitlements to water collected or used in private domains. We examined how tanks can render visible the contestation over rights and obligations of state and citizen as to what is considered private and public water collection, management, and use at the scale of the household. Our exploration of these issues was conducted through a case study of changing water relations in South East Queensland, Australia, where there has been recent widespread installation of domestic rainwater tanks.

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The performance of rainwater tanks for stormwater retention and water supply at the household scale: an empirical study

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Urban stormwater run‐off degrades the ecological condition of streams. The use of rainwater tanks to supplement water supply can reduce the frequency and volume of urban stormwater run‐off that is otherwise conveyed directly to streams via conventional stormwater drainage systems. Few studies, however, have examined the use of tanks in the context of managing flow regimes for stream protection, with most focussed uniquely on their water conservation benefits. We used measured tank water level data to assess the performance of 12 domestic rainwater tanks against the dual criteria of their ability to (i) reduce potable mains water usage and (ii) retain run‐off from rainfall events and thus reduce the volume and frequency of stormwater run‐off. We found that five households relied almost entirely on tank water. Three of the tanks achieved stormwater retention performance approaching that of the same area of pre‐developed land, although nine did not – a consequence of limited demand and small tank capacity. Our results suggest that tank water usage can result in substantial reductions in mains water use, if regular and sufficiently large domestic demands are connected to tanks. In many cases, such demands will also result in the best stormwater retention performance. Our results highlight an opportunity to design tank systems to achieve multiple objectives. Application of similar analyses in different locations will help to optimize tanks for simultaneous water supply and stormwater retention purposes. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Do rainwater tanks herald a cultural change in household water use?

Cited by 21 publications

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Captação, Manejo e Uso de Água de Chuva

Captação, Manejo e Uso de Água de Chuva

Household rainwater tanks: mediating changing relations with water?

The performance of rainwater tanks for stormwater retention and water supply at the household scale: an empirical study

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