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== Rainwater harvesting resources == ==== References and further reading ==== * Runoff Rainwater Harvesting ([[Practical Action Technical Brief]]) * The Sri Lankan ‘Pumkin’ Eater Tank ~ Case Study Practical Action Technical Brief * The Underground Brick Dome Water Tank ~ Case Study Practical Action Technical Brief * The Cement Mortar Jar ~ Case Study Practical Action Technical Brief * Rainwater Catchment Systems for Domestic Supply, by John Gould and Erik Nissen- Petersen, IT Publications Ltd., 1999. Summarises the state of the art at the moment. Ferrocement Water tanks and their Construction, S. B. Watt. 1978 The classic text on construction of ferrocement tanks. * Rainwater Harvesting: The Collection of Rainfall and Runoff in Rural Areas, Arnold Pacey and Adrian Cullis – a wider focus including the capture of runoff for agricultural use. IT Publications. * Water Harvesting – A Guide for Planners and Project Managers, Lee, Michael D. and Visscher, Jan Teun, IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre, 1992 * Water Harvesting in five African Countries, Lee, Michael D. and Visscher, Jan Teun, IRC / UNICEF, 1990. As snapshot of the status of RWH in five African countries. * Waterlines Journal Vol. 18, No 3, January 2000 and Vol. 14, No.2, October 1995 Both issues are dedicated to rainwater harvesting, available through ITDG Publishing, * Photo-manuals by Eric Nissen-Petersen. A range of manuals on how to build a number of tank types including: cylindrical water tanks with dome, an underground tank, smaller water tanks and jars, installation gutters and splash-guards, available from the author at: P.O. Box 38, Kibwezi, Kenya. * Rainwater Catchment Systems – Reflections and Prospects, John Gould, Waterlines Vol.18 No. 3, January 2000. * Domestic Water Supply Using Rainwater Harvesting, by T.H.Thomas, Director of the Development Technology Unit (DTU), University of Warwick. The article is available on DTU’s Website (see below). * Waterlines back issues containing rainwater harvesting articles: Vols 17(3), 16(4), 15(3), 14(2), 11(4), 8(3), 7(4), 5(4), 5(3), 4(4), 4(3), 3(3), 3(2), 3(1), 2(4), 2(1), 1(1). ==== Video ==== * Mvua ni Maji – Rain is Water, Rainwater Harvesting by Women’s Groups in Kenya, FAKT, 1996. 27 min VHS/PAL. A Kenyan film team documented this success story on the occasion of the visit of a delegation of Ugandan women who came to learn the skills of rainwater harvesting from their Kenyan sisters. Available through FAKT (see address section) * A Gift from the Sky – An Overview of Roofwater Harvesting in Sri Lanka. Available from the Lanka Rainwater Harvesting Forum (see address section). * Construction of Water Tanks for Rainwater Harvesting – a video manual prepared by Eric Nissen-Petersen (see above). * Rock Catchments. Several designs of rock catchment system looked at in detail. Again by Erik Niseen-Petersen. ==== Useful contacts ==== * Development Technology Unit, ''School of Engineering,'' University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK.Email dtu@eng.warwick.ac.ukhttp://www.eng.warwick.ac.uk/DTU/rainwaterharvesting/index.htm - a number of case studies from around the world, with good descriptions.Contact Dr Terry Thomas. Also the co-ordinators of the Rainwater Harvesting Research Group(RHRG) * International Rainwater Catchment Systems Association (IRCSA) Dept. of Natural Resources, Chinese Cultural University, Hwa Kang, Yang Min Shan, Taipei, Taiwan. Email: ufab0043@ms5hinet.netWebsite: https://www.ircsa.org/IRCSA Fact sheets https://www.ircsa.org/factsheets.htm * Lanka Rainwater Harvesting Forum (LRWF) c/o Practical Action South Asia,5 Lionel Eridisinghe Mawatha, Colombo 5, Sri Lanka Email: rwhf@itdg.lanka.netWebsite: http://www.rainwaterharvesting.com * Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) 41 Tughlakabad Institutional Area, New Delhi 110062, India Email: cse@cseindia.org * People for promoting Rainwater Utilisation 1-8-1 Higashi-Mukojima, Sumida City, Tokyo, Japan Email murase-m@tc4.so-net.ne.jp * IRC (The International Water and Sanitation Centre) PO Box 93190, 2509 ADThe Hague, Netherlands Email: general@irc.nlWebsite: http://www.irc.nl * Uganda Rain Water Association (URA), P. O. Box 20026, Kampala, Uganda. Email: wesacc.dwd@imul.com * Kenya Rainwater Association P O Box 72387, Nairobi, Kenya Email: kra@net2000ke.com * United Kingdom Rainwater Harvesting Association Website: http://www.rainharvesting.co.uk/ * The Pelican Tank Rainwater Collection System - a packaged RWH collection system developed in Australia for use in developing countrieshttp://www.pastornet.net.au/worldview/ac.htm * SimTanka http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Canopy/4805/software for sizing reliable rainwater harvesting systems with covered storage tanks – SimTanka, is freely available. * JRCSA (Japan Rainwater Catchment Association) http://web.archive.org/web/20110504063637/http://takeyam.life.shimane-u.ac.jp:80/jircsa/homepage.html * SA WATER (South Australian Water Corporation) http://web.archive.org/web/19980624024142/http://www.sacentral.sa.gov.au:80/agencies/saw/ * Centre for Science and the Environment (CSE) http://oneworld.org/cse/html/cmp/cmp43.htm -Rainwater harvesting page - a very active Indian Group * Sunstove http://www.sungravity.com/index.htmlThe Sunstove Organization's web site provides free instructions, photos, drawings and specifications to build a roof catchment system, sand filter, cement water tank, and spring capping systems * Global Applied Research Network (GARNET) http://web.archive.org/web/20130812113600/http://info.lut.ac.uk:80/departments/cv/wedc/garnet/tncrain.htmlSite of the Global Applied Research Network (GARNET) Rainwater Harvesting Page – http://web.archive.org/web/20110824114723/http://www.unep.or.jp:80/ietc/Publications/TechPublications/TechPub-8d/index.html - link to a recent UNEP publication titled 'Sourcebook of Alternative Technologies for Freshwater Augumentation in Small Island Developing States' that includes some useful information on RWH * http://web.archive.org/web/20101216082626/http://www.unep.or.jp:80/ietc/Publications/TechPublications/TechPub-8e/index.html Sourcebook of Alternative Technologies for Freshwater Augumentation in Some Countries in Asia - another in this series of UNEP publications * World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) http://www.wmo.ch/ * http://web.archive.org/web/20001215040400/http://www.ufrpe.br:80/~debarros/APED/RWCpres/index.htm - Rainwater Harvesting in the Loess Plateau of Gansu, China - a paper presented at the 9th IRCSA Conference in Brazil * http://www.greenbuilder.com/sourcebook/Rainwater.html#CSI - [[Sustainable Building]] Sourcebook Website ==== Information Centers ==== * Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) P.O. Box 4Khlong Luang Pathumthani 12120, THAILANDTel: (66-2) 529-0900-13; Direct Line: (66-2) 524-5864Fax: (66-2) 516-2126 or (66-2) 524-5870 Email: geoferro@ait.ac.thWebsite: http://www.ait.ac.th/clair/centers/ific * Center for Library and Information Resources (CLAIR) * International Ferrocement Information Center (IFIC) * WELL http://web.archive.org/web/20170918073654/http://www.lboro.ac.uk:80/well/resources/technical-briefs/36-ferrocement-water-tanks.pdfA technical brief on how to make a ferrocement water tank * Roofwater harvesting discussion forumhttp://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/rwh.html {{Page data | author = User:Abumkim | part-of = Practical Action Technical Briefs | ported-from = https://practicalaction.org/ | keywords = rainwater harvesting | organizations = Practical Action }} [[Category:Practical Action]] [[Category:Technical briefs]]
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