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Water Quality An Introduction to Rainwater Harvesting
An Introduction to Rainwater Harvesting
| An Introduction to Rainwater Harvesting |
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| The Daily Dirt - Water Quality |
| Tuesday, 02 September 2008 13:47 |
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Rainwater harvesting is a technology used for collecting and storing rainwater from rooftops, the land surface or rock catchments using simple techniques such as jars and pots as well as more complex techniques such as underground check dams. The techniques usually found in Asia and Africa arise from practices employed by ancient civilizations within these regions and still serve as a source of water supply in rural areas. Commonly used systems are constructed of three principal components; namely, the catchment area, the collection device, and the conveyance system... continued at Daily Mirror Online |