abstract rainwater harvesting (rwh) is one of the most effective water resources management techniques for confrontation with water shortage condition. rwh which is basically known as a traditional method, has been developed rapidly and being used widely in dryland countries throughout the world. rwh is defined as collecting and storing rainwater from nearby catchment and delivering it to plant...

Rainwater harvesting (RWH) systems have been the source of domestic water for many years and still becoming essential in communities developing countries. However, due to various reasons, there are several sources contamination rainwater cistern systems. Dissolved chemicals from roofing, storage, conveyance materials, together with suspended particulate matter airborne, examples contamination. ...

Rainwater harvesting systems are one way to address the worldwide increase in water demand. If the harvested rainwater is for indoor use, residential users often disinfect it. If it is disinfected with chlorine, the presence of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) can lead to the formation of harmful disinfection by-products such as trihalomethanes (THMs). Although the quality of harvested rainwater ...

Rainwater harvesting within the urban environment is being increasingly recognised for its important role in reducing pressures on mains water supply and reducing stormwater runoff. The extent to which rainwater tanks can improve our management of the urban water cycle depends on the level of usage of the rain-harvested water. By incorporating the hotwater service into the suite of uses of harv...

The amount of water on earth is the same and only the distribution and the reallocation of water forms are altered in both time and space. To improve the rainwater harvesting a better understanding of the hydrological cycle is mandatory. Clouds are major component of the hydrological cycle; therefore, clouds distribution is the keystone of better rainwater harvesting. Remote sensing technology ...

this study tries to make a distinction between factors affecting adopters and non-adopters of domestic rainwater harvesting (drwh) in golestan province, iran. in order to better comprehend the differences, nine dimensions were considered in this study, including (1) social background (including respondents’ demographics, water sources, issues in accessing water sources, primary awareness of the...

This paper explores the e ects of rainwater harvesting (RWH) on aggregate household labor supply in areas prone to droughts. Using a Brazilian survey on rainwater harvesting, we nd that having a RWH infrastructure at the homestead increases household wellbeing through three channels: (i) a direct time allocation e ect since households spend less time fetching water from distant sources, the tim...