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Handbook of Water Harvesting and Conservation

by Saeid Eslamian, Faezeh Eslamian

March 2021

Intermediate to advanced

528 pages

26h 37m

English

Wiley

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1.1 Introduction1.2 Concept of Rainwater Harvesting1.3 Technologies of Rainwater Harvesting1.4 Advantages and Disadvantages of Rainwater Harvesting1.5 Feasibility of Rainwater Harvesting across Different Climatic Zones1.6 Roof Rainwater Harvesting System Components1.7 Calculation of Potential Harvested Water1.8 Water Quality and its Health and Environmental Impacts1.9 System Operation and Maintenance1.10 ConclusionReferences
2.1 Introduction2.2. Water Resource Management2.3 Water Management at the Building Scale2.4 Analysis of Payback of Rainwater Harvesting Systems2.5 ConclusionAcknowledgmentReferences
3.1 Introduction3.2 Catchment Surface3.3 Conveyance System3.4 Storage Tank3.5 Pre-treatment of Roof Collection3.6 Distribution System and Related Regulations3.7 ConclusionReferences
4.1 Introduction4.2 Concept of Rainwater Harvesting4.3 Rainwater Collection Systems4.4 Rainwater Storage4.5 Importance of Rainwater Harvesting4.6 Quality Assessment of Harvested Rainwater4.7 Problems Associated with Rainwater Harvesting4.8 ConclusionReferences

5.1 Introduction5.2 Historical Development of RWH and Utilization5.3 Pros and Cons of RWH Systems5.4 Current Practices Around the World5.5 Health Risks of Roof-Collected Rainwater5.6 Guides, Policy, and Incentives5.7 Green Building Certification Systems and RWH5.8 ConclusionReferences
6.1 Introduction6.2 Water Harvesting: Definitions6.3 Floodwater Harvesting in Farmlands6.4 Macro-Catchment Water Harvesting in Farmlands6.5 Micro-Catchment Water Harvesting in Farmlands6.6 Rooftop Water Harvesting in Farmlands6.7 Water Harvesting and Fertilization6.8 Conclusions and Future PerspectivesReferences
7.1 Introduction7.2 Rainfall Harvesting on the Land7.3 Animal Water Requirements7.4 Harvested Rainfall as a Source for Livestock7.5 Requirements for Harvesting Rainwater for Livestock7.6 Distribution of Water for Livestock7.7 Rainwater System Maintenance7.8 ConclusionReferences
8.1 Introduction8.2 Water Harvesting Systems and Their Characteristics8.3 Road Water Harvesting8.4 ConclusionReferences
9.1 Introduction9.2 Experimental Site9.3 Methodology9.4 Results and Discussions9.5 ConclusionReferences
10.1 Introduction10.2 Water Harvesting Methods10.3 The Internet of Things (IoT)10.4 Assessing the Available Subsurface Resources Using the IoT10.5 The IoT Devices for Efficient Agricultural/Irrigation Usage10.6 ConclusionsReferences
11.1 Introduction11.2 Precipitation Measurements from Space11.3 Overview of NASA Satellite-Based Global Precipitation Products and Ancillary Products at GES DISC11.4 Data Services11.5 Examples11.6 ConclusionAcknowledgmentsReferences
12.1 Introduction12.2 Concepts and Terminology12.3 General Approaches to Risk Management Applicable to RWHS12.4 Supporting Risk Management for RWHS12.5 Hazards and Exposure Modes12.6 Rainwater Collection Reliability as Water Source12.7 Specific Risk Treatment Actions12.8 Process Control and Monitoring12.9 ConclusionReferences
13.1 Introduction13.2 Study Area13.3 Overview of Rainwater Harvesting13.4 Methodology13.5 Results and Discussions13.6 ConclusionsReferences
14.1 Introduction14.2 State of the Art14.3 Study Area and Data Collection14.4 Methodology14.5 Temporal Analysis of Groundwater Level14.6 Spatial Analysis of Groundwater Table14.7 Impact of RWH on Groundwater Recharge14.8 Model Simulations for Impact of RWH Systems14.9 Model Predictions for the Future14.10 ConclusionAcknowledgementReferences
15.1 Introduction15.2 Qualitative Effects and Data Collection15.3 Sedimentation in Small Check Dams15.4 Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE)15.5 Limburg Soil Erosion Model (LISEM)15.6 ConclusionReferences
16.1 Introduction16.2 Atmospheric Water Harvesting Necessity16.3 Methods of Atmospheric Water Harvesting16.4 Energy Requirements of AMH and Water Production Costs16.5 Atmospheric Vapor Harvesting Systems16.6 ConclusionReferences
17.1 Introduction17.2 Passive Surfaces for the Case Studies17.3 Data Collection17.4 Case Studies for Dew Collection17.5 Dew Modeling17.6 ConclusionAcknowledgmentsReferences
18.1 Introduction18.2 Refrigeration-Based Atmospheric Water Harvesting Systems18.3 Modeling Waste Natural Gas-Based Atmospheric Water Harvesting18.4 Landfill Gas-Based Atmospheric Water Harvesting18.5 Oilfield Gas-Based Atmospheric Water Harvesting18.6 Sensitivity of the Water Harvest to Various Parameters18.7 Comparison of AWH to Other Techniques for Producing Water18.8 Perspectives on Atmospheric Water Harvesting18.9 ConclusionsAcknowledgementsReferences
19.1 Introduction19.2 Pretreatment of Harvested Rainwater: Prevention of Debris Entry and Sedimentation19.3 Chemical Disinfection19.4 Physical Disinfection19.5 Biological Treatment19.6 ConclusionReferences
20.1 Introduction20.2 Problem Statement20.3 Palm Oil Production20.4 POME as an Agro-Industry Wastewater20.5 Characteristics of POME20.6 POME Treatment Methods20.7 Water Recycling by Membrane Technique20.8 Application of the SBR in POME Treatment20.9 Discussions20.10 ConclusionReferences
21.1 Introduction21.2 Background21.3 Vegetation Advantage for Soil and Water Conservation in Artificial Plots21.4 ConclusionsReferences
22.1 Introduction22.2 Global Water Scarcity22.3 Change in Land Use-Land Cover and its Impact on Forest and Water Resources22.4 Forest Hydrology22.5 Rainwater Harvesting in Forests22.6 Deforestation and its Impact22.7 Forest Management and Watershed Development22.8 Knowledge Gaps22.9 Forests and Water in International Agreements22.10 Role of Geospatial Technologies22.11 Managing the Climate-Water-Forest Nexus for Sustainable Development22.12 Case Studies22.13 ConclusionsReferences
23.1 Introduction23.2 Green Roof Components23.3 Green Roof Types23.4 Green Roof Irrigation23.5 Green Roof Standards23.6 Green Roofs for Rainwater Collection and Storage23.7 Green Roof Effect on Runoff Quality23.8 Other Functions of Green Roofs23.9 Cost and Benefit Analysis of Green Roofs23.10 ConclusionReferences
24.1 Introduction24.2 Water Harvesting24.3 Rainwater Harvesting24.4 The Goals and Benefits of Rainwater Harvesting24.5 Impact of RWHR on Infiltration and Surface Runoff Processes24.6 Climate Change and RWH24.7 Landscape Functions and RWH24.8 Hydrological Functions and RWH24.9 Soil Fertility and Biomass Production24.10 Discussions24.11 ConclusionsReferences
25.1 Introduction25.2 History of Rainwater Harvesting25.3 Benefits of Rainwater Storage25.4 Main Rainwater Storage Options25.5 Comparing Rainwater Storage Options25.6 ConclusionReferences
26.1 Introduction26.2 The Rainwater Harvesting Storage-Yield-Reliability Problem26.3 Modeling Storage-Yield-Reliability Relationships26.4 Key Considerations26.5 ConclusionsReferences
27.1 Introduction27.2 State of the Art27.3 Methodology27.4 Study Area and Data27.5 Results27.6 ConclusionsAcknowledgementReferences
28.1 Introduction28.2 Water Harvesting28.3 Case Study28.4 Results and Discussion28.5 ConclusionReferences
29.1 Introduction29.2 Water Management: An Approach to Sustainable Tourism29.3 Tourism and Water Harvesting Economy29.4 ConclusionReferencesNotes
30.1 Introduction30.2 Definitions of RWH30.3 Rainwater Harvesting Toward Millennium and Sustainable Development Goals30.4 Water Administration and Legislation30.5 Policy and Regulatory Approaches to RWH Use30.6 Considerations When Establishing a Municipal Rainwater Harvesting Program (U.S. EPA 2008)30.7 Regulatory Approaches in Other Countries30.8 Challenges and Limitations30.9 Future Recommendations for the MENA Region30.10 ConclusionReferences