Modelling for economic cost and environmental analysis of rainwater harvesting systems

Morales-Pinzón, Tito; Rieradevall, Joan; Gasol, Carles M.; Gabarrell, Xavier

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.10.021

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“…They found that the groups of houses and the groups of apartments resulted in the "highest profitability". Later, Morales-Pinzón et al [62], having developed the software program "Plugrisost," found that the apartment-building scale is financially preferable to single-house scale, becoming viable for apartment buildings at a water price >2.2 AU$/m 3 compared to >6.28 AU$/m 3 for single houses.…”

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“…Firstly, since water savings are the primary benefit of the RWH System, the water price is a key factor in its economic analysis [45,62,63]. A number of authors represented financial viability in terms of the water price required to make the installation of a rainwater tank able to recover the investment costs [56,62].…”

Section: Water Price Interest Inflation and Period Of Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

“…A number of authors represented financial viability in terms of the water price required to make the installation of a rainwater tank able to recover the investment costs [56,62]. Predictions about future water prices are frequently used to calculate the payback periods.…”

Section: Water Price Interest Inflation and Period Of Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Predictions about future water prices are frequently used to calculate the payback periods. The price of water is often expected to increase at a higher rate than the general interest rate [62,64]. For example, Melbourne's potable water price is expected to increase by 100% in the next five years [47].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Economic Analysis and Feasibility of Rainwater Harvesting Systems in Urban and Peri-Urban Environments: A Review of the Global Situation with a Special Focus on Australia and Kenya

Amos

Rahman

Gathenya

2016

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Rainwater harvesting (RWH) plays an important role in increasing water security for individuals and governments. The demand for tools to enable technical and economic analysis of RWH systems has led to a substantial body of research in the recent past. This paper focuses on the economic aspects of domestic RWH in urban and peri-urban environments. In this regard, key issues are identified and discussed including quality and quantity of harvested water, the water demand profile, the scale of installation, interest rates, the period of analysis, real estate value, and the water-energy-food nexus. Kenya and Australia are used as reference points having different economies and opposing RWH policies. It has been found that the previous studies on financial aspects of RWH systems often had conflicting results. Most of the economic analyses have ignored the full benefits that a RWH system can offer. In view of the varying and conflicting results, there is a need to standardize the methods of economic analysis of RWH systems.

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Section: Water Price Interest Inflation and Period Of Analysismentioning

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Section: Water Price Interest Inflation and Period Of Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Water Price Interest Inflation and Period Of Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

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Economic Analysis and Feasibility of Rainwater Harvesting Systems in Urban and Peri-Urban Environments: A Review of the Global Situation with a Special Focus on Australia and Kenya

Amos

Rahman

Gathenya

2016

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“…Harvested rainwater, depending on the system applied, can be used as potable water as well as non-potable water [20][21][22]. In developing countries, rainwater harvesting systems (RWHS) are primarily used to solve drinking water shortages and for other uses; and in developed countries, as a complement to the traditional water supply system used for toilet flushing, irrigation and the washing of clothes [23][24][25].…”

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Rainwater harvesting and greywater recycling as alternative water resources: a survey of public opinion

Stec

2018

E3S Web Conf.

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Abstract. This paper reports results from a survey of households in Poland concerning the use of alternative sources of water. Research showed that respondents were not too inclined to replace water from the water supply with greywater and rainwater. They would be afraid of using both greywater (79%) and rainwater (60%) in their household. The biggest concern was the use of alternative sources of water for doing laundrymore than 50% of respondents identified this issue in both cases. Only 43% of respondents would like to install a greywater recycling system and much more -78% a rainwater harvesting system. For the vast majority of respondents (80%) a subsidy would be an incentive for using these systems in their household.

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Assessment of Rain Harvesting and RES Desalination for Meeting Water Needs in an Island in Greece

Kotsifakis

Kourtis

Feloni

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Frontiers in Water-Energy-Nexus—Nature-Based Solutions, Advanced Technologies and Best Practices for Environmental Sustainabili

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Modelling for economic cost and environmental analysis of rainwater harvesting systems

Cited by 106 publications

References 38 publications

Economic Analysis and Feasibility of Rainwater Harvesting Systems in Urban and Peri-Urban Environments: A Review of the Global Situation with a Special Focus on Australia and Kenya

Economic Analysis and Feasibility of Rainwater Harvesting Systems in Urban and Peri-Urban Environments: A Review of the Global Situation with a Special Focus on Australia and Kenya

Rainwater harvesting and greywater recycling as alternative water resources: a survey of public opinion

Assessment of Rain Harvesting and RES Desalination for Meeting Water Needs in an Island in Greece

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