WEDC Technical Brief No. 14: Above-ground rainwater storage
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posted on 2025-02-05, 14:21 authored by John PickfordThis technical Brief describes various above-ground rainwater storage systems.
A rainwater collection system had three essential components.
- an impervious roof to collect rainfall;
- gutters and downpipes to convey collected water to a storage tank;
- a tank for the storage of collected rainfall.
The tank is the most expensive item.
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- Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering
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- Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC)
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The Worth of Water. Technical Briefs on Health, Water and SanitationPages
57 - 60Publisher
Practical Action PublishingVersion
- VoR (Version of Record)
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All rights reserved. Reproduced with permission of Practical Action Publishing.ISBN
9781853390692eISSN
9781780443935Publisher version
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- en
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John PickfordDepositor
Mr Matthieu Leger, impersonating Mr John Pickford. Deposit date: 5 February 2025Usage metrics
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