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Where access to groundwater is limited, rainwater harvesting in underground tanks | Where access to groundwater is limited, rainwater harvesting in underground tanks | ||
can be an effective and low-cost solution. Water stored in the rainy season can be | can be an effective and low-cost solution. Water stored in the rainy season can be | ||
| − | used in the dry season and lifted from the tank with a rope pump or with a [[deep well pump]], which can elevate water up to 30 m. | + | used in the dry season and lifted from the tank with a [[rope pump]] or with a [[deep well pump]], which can elevate water up to 30 m. |
== External links == | == External links == | ||
Revision as of 00:54, 13 February 2008
Where access to groundwater is limited, rainwater harvesting in underground tanks can be an effective and low-cost solution. Water stored in the rainy season can be used in the dry season and lifted from the tank with a rope pump or with a deep well pump, which can elevate water up to 30 m.
External links
- General Background www.unep.org
- General Background www.rainfoundation.org
- General Background www.hrwallingford.co.uk
- General Background www.rainwaterharvesting.org
