3rd International Rainwater Cistern Systems Conference
Khon Kaen, Thailand - January, 1987

Section D: Policy and Planning

Paper D.3

Use of Rainwater Collection in Urban Areas

Brian Latham
Development Consultant
Box 2423, Station D
Ottawa
Canada

Dr Eric Schiller
Associate Professor
Civil Engineering Department
University of Ottowa
Ottawa
Canada

Rainwater collection systems are usually considered to be a rural technology. The discussions of cost versus benefit and of feasibility commonly centre on the individual household. However, for studies carried out by and for governmental water agencies, the target area is more likely to be a town or a city. More: broadly based estimation techniques for estimating rainwater collection system viability are required in this case.

This paper will show that rainwater collection may contribute to urban water supplies and will provide an outline of some of the calculations that can be done to estimate that contribution based on consideration of the city as a whole.

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