Rainwater harvesting in Greater Sydney: Water savings, reliability and economic benefits

Rahman, Ataur; Keane, Joseph; Imteaz, Monzur Alam

doi:10.1016/j.resconrec.2011.12.002

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“…Similar studies corroborate that the rainwater harvesting system also provides the advantage from an economic standpoint [3][4][5][6][7][8][9]. The rainwater harvesting concept also bestows significant impact on the surrounding environment [10].…”

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Performance of rainwater harvesting system based on roof catchment area and storage tank capacity

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Abstract. Increasing population growth has created problems in water resources. Natural water resources become progressively more expensive and difficult to develop. In addition, it is also becoming increasingly polluted and difficult to obtain. Many countries shown a resurgent interest in the use of rainwater harvesting (RWH) technique to overcome these problems. There are several factors that will influence the RWH performance, such as the rainfall, catchment area, storage tank capacity, and water demand. The performance parameter determines by the volumetric reliability, time reliability, and yield. The RWH system used in this study is a simple RWH system that utilizes roof as a catchment area, pipes as a distribution system and tank as a storage. An analysis is carried out to investigate the effect of altering the large of the catchment area and storage tank capacity to the RWH system performance parameters. A suitable behavioral model based on the water balance method is implemented to evaluate the inflow, outflow, and the storage volume. Results demonstrate that with up to 15 years daily rainfall data in 15 cities in Indonesia, the most influential parameters on the performance of RWH system is the time reliability.

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“…These authors designed a methodology to determine the size of tanks of rainwater storage at the household level, considering that the distribution of rainfall can vary from one point to another of the city. Concerning their storage capacity, Imteaz et al [8,9] and Rahman et al [10] indicated that daily rainfall analysis is expected to produce more realistic rainwater tank sizing than using monthly rainfall data.…”

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Estimating the Rainwater Potential per Household in an Urban Area: Case Study in Central Mexico

Lizárraga-Mendiola

Vázquez‐Rodríguez

Blanco-Piñón

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Abstract:In cities with problems of aridity and a shortage of drinking water supply, there is an urgent need to establish alternatives for an adequate water management program. This study proposes an estimation through which users can select a rainwater harvesting system for non-drinking water consumption. For the cities of Pachuca and Mineral de la Reforma, State of Hidalgo, Central Mexico, the historical record of rainfall analyzed covers a period of 33 years . We calculated the monthly volume of rainwater harvestable from roof areas (VR, m

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“…In fact, rainwater harvesting has been studied in many countries as a way of promoting potable water savings [44,45]. Considering the environmental conditions of Dalian, its rainfall distribution is uneven, both annually and seasonally.…”

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Dual-Level Material and Psychological Assessment of Urban Water Security in a Water-Stressed Coastal City

Huang

Yin

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Abstract:The acceleration of urbanization and industrialization has been gradually aggravating water security issues, such as water shortages, water pollution, and flooding or drought disasters and so on. Water security issues have become a great challenge to urban sustainable development. In this context, we proposed a dual-level material and psychological assessment method to assess urban water security. Psychological security coefficients were introduced in this method to combine material security and residents' security feelings. A typical water-stressed coastal city in China (Dalian) was chosen as a case study. The water security status of Dalian from 2010 to 2012 was analysed dynamically. The results indicated that the Dalian water security statuses from 2010 to 2012 were basically secure, but solutions to improve water security status and solve water resource problems are still required. This dual-level material and psychological assessment for urban water security has improved conventional material assessment through the introduction of psychological security coefficients, which can benefit decision-making for urban water planning, management and protection.

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Rainwater harvesting in Greater Sydney: Water savings, reliability and economic benefits

Cited by 199 publications

References 14 publications

Performance of rainwater harvesting system based on roof catchment area and storage tank capacity

Performance of rainwater harvesting system based on roof catchment area and storage tank capacity

Estimating the Rainwater Potential per Household in an Urban Area: Case Study in Central Mexico

Dual-Level Material and Psychological Assessment of Urban Water Security in a Water-Stressed Coastal City

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