Implications to stormwater management as a result of lot scale rainwater tank systems: A case study in Western Sydney, Australia

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 65, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1475-1482

  Van Der Sterren, M ^a   Rahman, A ^a   Dennis, G R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Rainwater tanks; Runoff coefficients; Stormwater; Water balance; Western Sydney

Indexed keywords

RAINWATER TANKS; RUNOFF COEFFICIENTS; STORMWATERS; WATER BALANCE; WESTERN SYDNEY;

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); POTABLE WATER; RUNOFF; STORM SEWERS; STORMS; WATER SUPPLY;

TANKS (CONTAINERS);

RAIN; STORM WATER;

DATA ACQUISITION; DISCHARGE; DRINKING WATER; IRRIGATION; RAINWATER; RECYCLING; RUNOFF; STORAGE TANK; STORMWATER; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER BUDGET; WATER DEMAND; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CASE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUID BALANCE; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); PLANT WATER USE; TANK; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER DEPRIVATION;

NEW SOUTH WALES; RAIN; WATER SUPPLY;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; SYDNEY [NEW SOUTH WALES];

EID: 84860112285     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2012.033     Document Type: Article

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