Rainwater Harvesting System for Contiunous Water Supply to the Regions with High Seasonal Rainfall Variations

Kwangsik Jung, Taeseop Lee, Byeong Gyu Choi, Seungkwan Hong

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    Abstract

    Generally, rainwater harvesting has been less acceptable as a stable water resource for the countries with large disparities in seasonal rainfall including Korea. In this study, rainwater harvesting system suitable for South Korea was investigated systematically. The simulation method utilizing daily rainfall data collected for the last 10 years was developed to determine the critical size of rainwater tank which could supply harvested rainwater continuously. The estimation of rainwater tank size was further simplified by developing a correlation of volume to area fractions. Extensive simulation was performed to evaluate the feasibility of rainwater harvesting for seven major cities in South Korea. The resulting rainwater tank was too large to be economically feasible, compared to daily harvested rainwater used. Thus, rainwater harvesting system was integrated with alternative water resources such as wastewater reclamation by membrane bioreactor (MBR) to enhance the applicability of rainwater harvesting without compromising continuous water supply.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)961-972
    Number of pages12
    JournalWater Resources Management
    Volume29
    Issue number3
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2014 Feb

    Keywords

    • Alternative water resources
    • Blending
    • Rainwater harvesting
    • Rainwater tank size
    • Wastewater reuse

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Civil and Structural Engineering
    • Water Science and Technology

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