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Rainwater Recycling in Buildings
Rainwater harvesting (RWH) is not a new idea and has been used in different parts of the world for over 3000 years. More recently, interest in RWH has grown not just due to interest in sustainable living, but also due to water scarcity, challenges in supplying water in hard‐to‐reach areas and for improving availability of sanitation in developing countries. In most developed countries, rainwater is primarily used for reducing consumption of potable water. However, in many developing countries it is the preferred source of drinking water. This difference in use is dependent on user perception of the quality of rainwater and the costs of rainwater in comparison with other sources. This chapter introduces rainwater harvesting systems, enumerating the treatment approach, water quality issues depending on the choice of catchments and other local factors and system design. It concludes that rainwater harvested by clean catchments and storage, combined with suitable treatment and good hygiene at point of use, can offer a low‐risk, high‐quality source of drinking water to the user.
Rainwater Recycling in Buildings
Rainwater harvesting (RWH) is not a new idea and has been used in different parts of the world for over 3000 years. More recently, interest in RWH has grown not just due to interest in sustainable living, but also due to water scarcity, challenges in supplying water in hard‐to‐reach areas and for improving availability of sanitation in developing countries. In most developed countries, rainwater is primarily used for reducing consumption of potable water. However, in many developing countries it is the preferred source of drinking water. This difference in use is dependent on user perception of the quality of rainwater and the costs of rainwater in comparison with other sources. This chapter introduces rainwater harvesting systems, enumerating the treatment approach, water quality issues depending on the choice of catchments and other local factors and system design. It concludes that rainwater harvested by clean catchments and storage, combined with suitable treatment and good hygiene at point of use, can offer a low‐risk, high‐quality source of drinking water to the user.
Rainwater Recycling in Buildings
Adeyeye, Kemi (editor) / Tahir, Siraj (author) / Adler, Ilan (author) / Campos, Luiza (author)
Water Efficiency in Buildings ; 190-208
2013-12-18
19 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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