Rainwater harvesting
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Rainwater harvesting is the collection and storage of rainwater, rather than allowing it to run off. Rainwater is collected from a roof-like surface and redirected to a tank, cistern, deep pit, aquife
Configuration of domestic rainwater harvesting system in Uganda. Rain that falls on the roof of the building is transferred through the guttering to the storage tank.
Rainwater capture and storage system, Mexico City campus, Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education
Cistern, Mission District, San Francisco, California
Rainwater capture, Gibraltar East Side, 1992
Cistern
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A cistern is a waterproof receptacle for holding liquids, usually water. Cisterns are often built to catch and store rainwater. To prevent leakage, the interior of the cistern is often lined with hydr
Rainwater harvesting
…the collection and storage of rainwater, rather than allowing it to run off. Rainwater is collected from a roof-like surface and redirected to a tank, cistern, deep pit (well, shaft, or borehole), aquifer, or a reservoir with percolation, so that it seeps down and restores the ground water. Rainwater harvesting…
Portuguese cistern (Mazagan), El Jadida, Morocco (1514)
The difference between a cistern and a well is in the source of the water: A cistern collects fresh water where a well draws from groundwater.
The street-level view of the aforementioned cistern.