Assessing the Rainfall Water Harvesting Potential Using Geographical Information Systems (GIS)

Water scarcity is a major issue for developing countries due to the continuous increase in population every year, the major environmental challenges faced by developing countries such as Pakistan being the scarcity of water. One proposed solution to meet the requirements is to conserve water from ra...

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Published in:CivilEng 2022-12, Vol.3 (4), p.895-908
Main Authors: Ahmed, Afzal, Valyrakis, Manousos, Ghumman, Abdul Razzaq, Arshad, Muhammad, Pasha, Ghufran Ahmed, Farooq, Rashid, Janjua, Shahmir
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arc GIS
Catchments
Developing countries
Geographic information systems
Groundwater
Groundwater recharge
Harvest
Horticulture
Irrigation
LDCs
Moisture content
Rain
Rain water
Rainfall
rainfall harvesting
Rainwater recovery systems
Recharge wells
rooftop area
Runoff
Surface water
Sustainability
Water conservation
Water supply
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Summary:Water scarcity is a major issue for developing countries due to the continuous increase in population every year, the major environmental challenges faced by developing countries such as Pakistan being the scarcity of water. One proposed solution to meet the requirements is to conserve water from rainfall. The process consists of the collection, storage, and use of rainwater. The rooftop rainwater harvesting systems (RWH) and rainfall harvesting system for artificially recharged water by recharge wells have received increased attention in the recent past as an efficient means of water conservation. In this study, both the systems have been analyzed for the University of Engineering and Technology Taxila (UET Taxila), Pakistan. The objective of this study is to propose a system to harvest water from the rooftops of all of the buildings on the campus and also to propose the most optimum locations of recharge wells for the artificial recharge of groundwater development. Numerous field visits were conducted after every rainfall over the past few months to identify lower elevation areas, which were further validated by the results obtained by Arc GIS. The total area of catchments available for rainwater harvesting in UET Taxila and the amount of water that could be harvested or used for replenishing groundwater reserves were also assessed in the current study. The results show that the harvestable rooftop water per month is 59% of the currently available source for watering trees and plants, and the harvestable water by recharge wells is 761,400 ft3 per year.
ISSN:2673-4109
2673-4109
DOI:10.3390/civileng3040051