Rain Water Harvesting For

Commercial And Residential

Use.
Vernon Camilo
R-08-04
 The Problem
 Almost all the districts in Sri Lanka face the dual problem of

Floods - During Monsoon Drought -During dry months

COLLECTING RAINWATER WHEN
AND WHERE IT FALLS FOR USE
DURING DRYMONTHS

Storage
Recharging
 Where can rain water harvesting
be used ?
 In Rural households where water is scare,
 dry zone where ground water is mineralized

 coastal belt where ground water is saline, ( tsunami

effected areas)
 hilly areas where ground water table is low where it is

not possible to extract ground water or have no other

water sources
 In urban areas where water is expensive, for washing, and
gardening and to prevent local flooding
 In public and commercial buildings with large use of water
 ◈ Uses /Benefits of Rainwater Harvesting

Water supply (Domestic, Industrial &

Agriculture))
Water Saving, ( as supplementary
source)
Flooding control,
Drought mitigation
Water quality control
Disaster prevention (fire fighting)
Ground water recharging
Improve quality of ground water
Energy saving
CREATING AWARENESS through Demonstration projects
in Districts
 Training programs for Masons
, Technicians, Professionals

Masons on construction  Training of

Trainers workshop
Barrel tank
Different Types of Tanks & Costs
Under ground brick tank Above ground
Ferro cement

1200 lit = Rs. 1500 5000 lit = Rs. 22,000

5000 lit = Rs. 28,000

Partial under ground tank Plastic Tank

40 lit = Rs. 1000 5000 lit = Rs. 12,000 1000-5000 lit = Rs. 8,000-45,000
 Improve Water Quality
 First Flush
 Inlet Filter
 Down pipe filter
 User Pattern
Beneficiary Non-Beneficiary

40
30
Consumption in lpcd

20
10
0
Drinking Cooking Washing Toilet other
 Home Gardening & Agriculture
 Run off tanks
Ground Water Recharging
Identified benefits to the community
 Easy access to clean
drinking water
 Less time spend on
collecting water
 Skilled enhancement in
the village
 Less reliance on
external water
providers
 Safe water in high
fluoride areas
 More water security at
household level.
 Better Sanitation
practice due to more
water available.