9th
International Rainwater Catchment Systems Conference
"Rainwater
Catchment: An Answer to the Water Scarcity of the Next Millennium."
Petrolina, Brazil - July 1999
Section 4: Technology of Rainwater Catchment Systems
Paper 4.7
Technical Presentation of Various Types of Cisterns
Built in the Rural Communities of the Semiarid Region of Brazil
Johann Gnadlinger
IRPAA, C. P. 21
48900-000 Juazeiro - BA, Brasil
E-mail: ircsa@netcap.com.br
Abstract
In this paper I will give a brief description of the
technical aspects of some types of cisterns which are currently being built
successfully in the rural communities of the Northeast. I will describe the
advantages and disadvantages of the construction of certain types of cisterns.
I will also mention my own observations collected during the building and the
use over several years.
The types of cisterns are the following:
- Concrete
plate cistern
- Wire
Mesh Concrete Cistern
- Brick
cistern
- Reinforced
concrete cistern
- Lime
cistern
- Plastic
cistern
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