Use of rainwater cistern systems: RWCS as an alternative for freshwater augmentation


DÖLGEN D., Baban A., ALPASLAN M. N.

1st Zer0-M Conference on Sustainable Water Management, İstanbul, Turkey, 15 - 16 March 2005, pp.11-13 identifier

  • Publication Type: Conference Paper / Full Text
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  • City: İstanbul
  • Country: Turkey
  • Page Numbers: pp.11-13
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Rainwater harvesting has been practiced for more than 4,000 years, and in most countries, it is becoming a considerable alternative for water supply, because of the shortage and limitations of other conventional water resources. It offers an ideal solution in areas where there is significant rainfall but an absence of any kind of conventional, centralized water supply system, and also in areas where there is a lack of good quality in the fresh surface water or ground-water [3].