A design and feasibility study of rainwater-collecting system for Kuching population

This research looks into the design and feasibility study of rainwatercollecting system that would complement the plumbing designed by engineers and accepted for so many years. The rainwater-collecting system could harvest and utilize the rainwater that otherwise would become overland flow, and fina...

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Main Author:	Kiu, Kwong Lieng
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2001
Subjects:	TD Environmental technology Sanitary engineering
Online Access:	http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/27993/1/KIU%20KWONG.pdf
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spelling	my-unimas-ir.279932023-06-22T04:04:36Z A design and feasibility study of rainwater-collecting system for Kuching population 2001 Kiu, Kwong Lieng TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering This research looks into the design and feasibility study of rainwatercollecting system that would complement the plumbing designed by engineers and accepted for so many years. The rainwater-collecting system could harvest and utilize the rainwater that otherwise would become overland flow, and finally discharged to the municipal storm sewer system. With a rainwater-collecting system, 'free' rainwater would be stored in a rain water storage or retention tank and then used for flushing toilets, or other uses, which does not necessitate the use of clean chemically treated water. In this study, different rainwatercollecting system components were studied and designed, namely retention tank, diverter, filter, and backup system. The rainwatercollecting system mounting methodology was studied to ensure the system is technically feasible. The rainwater-collecting system feasibility study was carried out in the later part. The feasibility study is based on availability of local technical support, economic benefit study, and social acceptability study. In the research, the average domestic water demands for different uses that do not necessitate the chemically treated water was estimated. The rainwater harvesting capacity was estimated based on the local precipitation data. The rainwater-collecting system installation cost was also estimated by interviewing the local experienced technicians. The collected data from the above mentioned studies were used for the feasibility study in the later part. The purposes of the feasibility study are to ensure the rainwater-collecting system is technically, and economically viable, and also socially acceptable to targeted population. The results have shown that, there are sufficient technical supports from the local workshop for fabricating the rainwatercollecting system. The mounting method of the rainwater-collecting system is also properly designed according to BS 5950. The social acceptability result shows that, majority of the house dwellers have positive acceptance toward the rainwater-collecting system. It is also found that the rainwater-collecting system is economically viable to the house dwellers. The estimated economic return is 7.2% per year, which is 4-5 times higher than current average interest rate. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) 2001 Thesis http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/27993/ http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/27993/1/KIU%20KWONG.pdf text en validuser masters Universiti Malaysia Sarawak Faculty of Resource Science and Technology
institution	Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
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language	English
topic	TD Environmental technology Sanitary engineering
spellingShingle	TD Environmental technology Sanitary engineering Kiu, Kwong Lieng A design and feasibility study of rainwater-collecting system for Kuching population
description	This research looks into the design and feasibility study of rainwatercollecting system that would complement the plumbing designed by engineers and accepted for so many years. The rainwater-collecting system could harvest and utilize the rainwater that otherwise would become overland flow, and finally discharged to the municipal storm sewer system. With a rainwater-collecting system, 'free' rainwater would be stored in a rain water storage or retention tank and then used for flushing toilets, or other uses, which does not necessitate the use of clean chemically treated water. In this study, different rainwatercollecting system components were studied and designed, namely retention tank, diverter, filter, and backup system. The rainwatercollecting system mounting methodology was studied to ensure the system is technically feasible. The rainwater-collecting system feasibility study was carried out in the later part. The feasibility study is based on availability of local technical support, economic benefit study, and social acceptability study. In the research, the average domestic water demands for different uses that do not necessitate the chemically treated water was estimated. The rainwater harvesting capacity was estimated based on the local precipitation data. The rainwater-collecting system installation cost was also estimated by interviewing the local experienced technicians. The collected data from the above mentioned studies were used for the feasibility study in the later part. The purposes of the feasibility study are to ensure the rainwater-collecting system is technically, and economically viable, and also socially acceptable to targeted population. The results have shown that, there are sufficient technical supports from the local workshop for fabricating the rainwatercollecting system. The mounting method of the rainwater-collecting system is also properly designed according to BS 5950. The social acceptability result shows that, majority of the house dwellers have positive acceptance toward the rainwater-collecting system. It is also found that the rainwater-collecting system is economically viable to the house dwellers. The estimated economic return is 7.2% per year, which is 4-5 times higher than current average interest rate.
format	Thesis
qualification_level	Master's degree
author	Kiu, Kwong Lieng
author_facet	Kiu, Kwong Lieng
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title	A design and feasibility study of rainwater-collecting system for Kuching population
title_short	A design and feasibility study of rainwater-collecting system for Kuching population
title_full	A design and feasibility study of rainwater-collecting system for Kuching population
title_fullStr	A design and feasibility study of rainwater-collecting system for Kuching population
title_full_unstemmed	A design and feasibility study of rainwater-collecting system for Kuching population
title_sort	design and feasibility study of rainwater-collecting system for kuching population
granting_institution	Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
granting_department	Faculty of Resource Science and Technology
publishDate	2001
url	http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/27993/1/KIU%20KWONG.pdf
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