DEVICE FOR COLLECTING RAINWATERAuthor: Cornel Stanescu

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TECHNICAL COLLEGE BUZAU, ROMANIA

COMENIUS MULTILATERAL PARTNERSHIP

“LIFE-GIVING WATER”

DEVICE FOR COLLECTING RAINWATER

• Dear colleagues, based on material developed by Luke about

the collection and use of rainwater, we made a model of a facility to collect rainwater.

Using rainwater• Rainwater harvesting is Rainwater harvesting is

the process of collecting, the process of collecting, storing, and reusing storing, and reusing

rainwater.rainwater.• Rainwater harvesting Rainwater harvesting has long been used for has long been used for agricultural irrigation and agricultural irrigation and

as a source of drinking as a source of drinking water, it allowed ancient water, it allowed ancient civilizations to flourish in civilizations to flourish in

semi-arid and arid semi-arid and arid regions.regions.

• This process is being This process is being considered to reduce the considered to reduce the

demand for potable watdemand for potable water.er.

The main components in a The main components in a rainwater harvesting systemrainwater harvesting system

• catchment surfacecatchment surface• gutters and gutters and

downspoutsdownspouts• screens, first-flush screens, first-flush

diverters and roof diverters and roof washerswashers

• cisternscisterns• delivery systemdelivery system• treatment systemtreatment system

Installation diagram

• Rainwater is collected from roofs using gutters. Then the water from rain gutters is directed through pipes to the collecting tank. This is partly buried in the ground. The tank is equipped with a valve.

The model

• In practice, harvested rainwater is most often used for certain purposes, such as irrigation systems, domestic water to the toilet, washing cars, to supply water for washing, etc.

Our model

Our model

Thank you !

• Luke, Thanks for the support documentation!

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