The performance of rainwater tanks for stormwater retention and water supply at the household scale: an empirical study

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 152-160

  Burns, Matthew J ^a   Fletcher, Tim D ^b   Duncan, Hugh P ^b,c   Hatt, Belinda E ^a   Ladson, Anthony R ^a,b   Walsh, Christopher J ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c MELBOURNE WATER CORPORATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Stormwater; streams; urbanization; water conservation

Indexed keywords

COPYRIGHTS; POTABLE WATER; RIVERS; STORMS; TANKS (CONTAINERS); WATER CONSERVATION; WATER LEVELS; WATER SUPPLY;

CONSERVATION BENEFITS; ECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS; STORMWATER DRAINAGE; STORMWATER RETENTION; STORMWATERS; STREAMS; SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTION; URBANIZATION;

WATER TANKS;

EID: 84893171257     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.10142     Document Type: Article

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