Rainwater Harvesting: Grab hold of Water Where it Falls! Mrs. S.D. Khandagale ‚ Mrs. V.A. Joshi # # * Lecurer‚ Instrumentation Department V.P.M’s Polytechni‚ Thane‚ MS‚ India smita_khandagale@hotmail.com * H.O.D‚ Instrumentation Department V.P.M’s Polytechnic‚ Thane‚ MS‚ India Abstract Till about thirty years back‚ the areas around our homes and offices used to be unpaved and the rain falling on these areas would percolate into the soil and remain there for being drawn through
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Rainwater harvesting is a process in which water that hits the roof of a building is stored and reused. Rainwater that hits the roof travels through roof gutters‚ to piping and then through filters to a tank where the water is stored. The captured water is then used for any water consumption‚ including sanitation‚ drinking‚ cleaning‚ and cooling. Rainwater harvesting at Indro helps the environment by saving water‚ the community by setting an example by using rainwater and the school
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GEOGRAPHY CLASS X TERM-I (2013-2014) CH3 WATER RESOURCES Q1 How is fresh water obtained? Ans Fresh water is mainly obtained from surface-runoff and ground water. Q2 How the fresh water becomes a renewable resource? Ans Water is continually being renewed and recharged through the hydrological cycle . Q3 Why is the availability of water resources varies and time due to the variation in seasonal and annual precepitation. over space and time? Ans The availability of water resources varies over space
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to end. California has started pumping more groundwater in response to this threat‚ but over-pumping groundwater is not the solution either. In order to eliminate the importing of water‚ we need to turn to desalination‚ recycled water‚ and rainwater harvesting. Despite what many people say‚ desalination is a very good source of water these days‚ and we can use it to help terminate the need for imported water. We have the whole ocean at our disposal‚ and even more so in Southern California. Many
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Sangh of Alwar is well-known for its work on reviving traditions of water harvesting. But few know abut the economic advantages of the water harvesting structures it has built and promoted in villages. For every RS 100 invested in small earthen check-dams known as Johads‚ the economic production in villages has risen by RS 400. And all this prosperity has come through the use of only three per cent of the total rainwater. The dense forests disappeared under the railway tracks‚ in the form of sleepers
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rural areas the practice of rain water harvesting has always been there. The families collect the rain water which is then used for household purposes. But in the urban areas the cities the technology is quite
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wars themselves.” Tony Clarke. Greenhouse gasses caused by people are causing water levels to drastically change. This is leaving islands to disappear‚ glaciers to melt‚ weather to change‚ and lives affected. Rainwater is a resource that is available yet largely unused. Rainwater harvesting is helping to save the Earths water. We need to do something‚ nothing will be changed unless everyone makes an effort. Megan Harader Professor Michael St. John Environmental Science 6 June 2013 Water
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provision in arid region of your choice. Tutor Name: Eve Smith Student ID Number : 200860469 Date of Submission: Friday 2nd Dec‚ 2011 Word count: 1668 Contents 1 Introduction 1 2 Background 1 3 Options 2 3.1 Desalination 2 3.2 Rain Harvesting System 3 3.3 Damming 3 4 Requirements 4 4.1 Cost 4 4.2 Sustainability 4 4.3 Environmental impact 5 4.4 Social impact 5 5 Compared Options 6 5.1 Cost 6 5.2 Sustainability 6 5.3 Environmental impact 7 5.4 Social impact 7 6 Conclusions
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Here’s how the use of water in everyday life takes place in different industries. Also mentioned are the ways in which the different industries can reduce their consumption of water in different processes: 1Food Processors- The main use of water in the food processing industries include washing and sanitation‚ cooling and heating and a lot of other tertiary functions. In order to conserve water in this industry‚ the water must be reused in other processes‚ like rinsing water can
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