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In a magazine you read about the advantages of rain water harvesting.
Makes use of natural resource and reduces flooding, storm water run off and
contamination of surface water with sediment and metals.
Supplements the water supply during periods of acute water shortage.
Home systems can be relatively simple to install and operate.
Promotes both water and energy conservation with the above information the people of
your locality implemented this activity. Write a report on rainwater harvesting held in your
area in about 100 words.
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Answers
Explanation:
Rainwater harvesting is a simple strategy by which rainfall is gathered and stored for future usage. The process involves collection and storage of rainwater with help of artificially designed systems, that runs off natural or man-made catchment areas e.g. rooftop, compounds, rocky surface, hill slopes or artificially repaired impervious/semi-pervious land surface
Advantages of implementing rain-water harvesting:
Reduced Water Bills
Rainwater harvesting systems are cost-effective, provide high-quality water, lessens dependence on wells and are considerably easy to maintain since they are not utilized for drinking, cooking or other sensitive uses
There are two major techniques of rainwater harvesting.
1. Surface runoff harvesting
2. groundwater recharge
Examples of Traditional water harvesting system in India
Trans-Himalayan Region