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What is rainwater harvesting? Rainwater harvesting is the method of accumulation and storage of rainwater for reuse and not allow it to run off and get wasted. Rainwater can be collected from the rivers or even the roof of buildings. How can rainwater be stored for future use? Rainwater can be stored and collected in wells, rainwater recharge pit, borehole and percolation tanks. How can rainwater be reused? rainwater can be used for gardening, feeding livestock, rainwater irrigation, used for domestic use, drinking water, recharge groundwater. What are the different types of rainwater harvesting? Rainwater harvesting can be classified as 'Active rainwater harvesting' and 'Passive rainwater harvesting'. In Passive rainwater harvesting, the outdoor areas like driveways and landscaped gardens are sloped so that water can get collected in the garden areas of the home. Active rainwater harvesting is also known as rooftop rainwater harvesting where water is collected from the rooftop and stored. How to collect water from the rooftop? Rainwater can be stored in barrel- a tap is installed in the barrel. Rainwater can be stored in a cistern because it can store a large volume of water. Water can be directed from the roof to the underground tank through a rain chain. How to direct rainwater to the underground table? Rainwater can be directed to the underground table through recharge trenches and water reaches the porous layer of the soil and percolates into the water table. How to filter rainwater? Rainwater can be filtered with the following filters Charcoal filters- It comprises of layers of sand, gravel and charcoal Sand filters- It comprises of layers of sand, gravel and rocks PVC pipe filter - it comprises of differently-sized pebbles Sponge filter - The water passes through 3 layers of sponge and sand. water harvesting technique. rainwater harvesting model water harvesting model Concept created by - Design Essentialz sterling_mnc@ This is a sole property of Design-Essentialz and should not be used anywhere. follow us on Facebook

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