Consequences to water suppliers of collecting rainwater on housing estates

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 543-553

  Gires, Auguste ^a   De Gouvello, Bernard ^a,b  

^a Universite Paris Est   (France)

^b Centre Scientifique et Technique du Bâtiment ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Modelling; Rainwater collection; Simulation; Water conservation; Water utility management

Indexed keywords

INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS; MANAGEMENT PLANS; MODELLING; OPERATIONAL COSTS; RAINWATER COLLECTION; RAINWATER COLLECTION SYSTEM; SIMULATION; STORAGE CAPACITY; WATER DEMAND; WATER SAVING; WATER UTILITY MANAGEMENT;

ELECTRIC UTILITIES; HOUSING; MANAGEMENT SCIENCE; ROOFS; TANKS (CONTAINERS); WATER CONSERVATION; WATER SUPPLY;

POTABLE WATER;

DRINKING WATER; RAIN;

HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; RAINWATER; ROOF; URBAN HOUSING; WATER DEMAND; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER STORAGE; WATER SUPPLY;

ARTICLE; FRANCE; HOUSING; RESERVOIR; SIMULATION; STORAGE; TANK; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

CITIES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FRANCE; GEOGRAPHY; HOUSING; RAIN; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WATER SUPPLY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 69749122855     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2009.361     Document Type: Article

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