Case Study: Rainwater Harvesting (RWH) at Rizvi College of Engineering (RCOE)

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International Conference on Global Technology Initiatives
Case Study: Rainwater Harvesting (RWH) at Rizvi College of

Engineering (RCOE)
Yazad Doctora,d , Dr. Amol M Khatkhateb,d , Dr. Sujata Routc,d,
a
Assistant Professor bAssociate Professor cHead of Mechanical Department
d
Rizvi College of Engineering, Off Carter Road, Mumbai - 400050
a
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Abstract: Rain Water harvesting is one of the easiest and economical method to collect and store rain water using simple
mechanisms. As rains are one of the largest source of soft water, we can harvest rain water and utilize it for our day to day needs to
meet with the scarcity of water faced in urban densely populated cities. Our paper here displays a case study which we have designed
and proposed to our esteemed institute Rizvi College of Engineering situated at Bandra, Mumbai to help and meet with the daily
consumption of water in the campus. We have calculated the annual demand of water in the campus and tried to meet with the
demand using rain water harvesting techniques. Our design incorporates a circuit which will collect water into a storage tank and the
overflow of the water will further help to replenish the ground water level once the tank is full.
Key Words: Rain Water Harvesting, Cost Effective, Terrace, Annual Water Demand, Recharge Pit, etc.
1 INTRODUCTION
Water is one of the most commonly used substances on our earth. We need water for all our activities in day-
to-day life. Water supply in urban area is always short against the total demand. Surface water is inadequate
to meet our demand and we must depend on ground water. Due to rapid urbanization, infiltration of rainwater
into the subsoil has decreased drastically and recharging of ground water has diminished. This scenario
requires an alternative source to bridge the gap between demand and supply. Rainwater, which is easily
available and is the purest form of water, would be an immediate source to augment the existing water supply
by "catching water wherever it falls".
Rainwater Harvesting has emerged as a viable alternative to traditional perennial sources of water in hilly
areas, in places where the level of fluoride and arsenic is above permissible limits and in urban areas facing
water shortage and flooding during monsoons.
Rainwater Harvesting (RWH) is the process of collecting and storing rainwater in a scientific and controlled
manner for future use[1]. Rainwater Harvesting in urban areas include
1. Roof top rainwater harvesting

2. Rainwater harvesting in paved and un-paved areas (open fields, parks, pavement landscapes etc.)
3. Rainwater Harvesting in large areas with open ponds, lakes, tanks etc.
1 April 2018
2 PROPOSED DESIGN FOR RAIN WATER HARVESTING SYSTEM
The design of the proposed RWH system looks like below. The institute has 2 types of terraces. The first
type of terrace is of 200 m 2 area and is there on 3 sides of the building. The second type is a large 400 m 2 area
which is located at the center of the building. The figures of the set ups proposed are shown below.
Each terrace is coupled with a drain manifolds and V type parapet which collects the water and guides it to
the drains during the rains. We have proposed a U-shaped piping channel which will guide the water from the
parapet to the storage tank which will be situated at the ground floor. The U channel is indicated and shown
in the figure in Blue color.
Once the water is collected in the tank it can be used for various needs in the institute. If the tank is full, we
have designed a recharge ground water system which helps to improve the ground water levels and use them
later during the year.
3 Terraces with following area
1 Roof with following area
Figure 2 : Top view of terrace of Rizvi College of Engineering (RCOE)

3 Front view of the proposed design
DESIGN OF RECHARGE PIT

The design of the recharge pit is as shown in the Figure below [2]. From the bottom, start filling the pit
with different materials as shown. Connect the overflow outlet of the rainwater harvesting tank with the inlet
to the recharge pit. One can also direct the slope of the floor to allow the rain water to collect in the recharge
pit.
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4 RAIN WATER HARVESTING DEMAND, POTENTIAL AND COST
Rain water harvesting for the Rizvi College of Engineering (RCOE) Campus is explained in detail
below:
WATER DEMAND CALCULATION
N ITEMS AVAILABLE TOTAL NON- NET WATER TOTAL WATER

O POPULATION WORKIN WORKING WORKING DEMAND DEMAND
G DAYS DAYS DAYS LIT/HEAD/DAY LIT/HEAD/DAY
1 Semester 1680 210 56 154 5 1293600
2 Examination 1680 90 24 66 3 332640
TOTAL WATER DEMAND FOR ENGG DEGREE BLDG IN 1 ACADEMIC YR (IN LITERS) 1626240
TOTAL WATER DEMAND FOR ENGG DEGREE BLDG IN 1 WEEK (IN LITERS) 54208
TOTAL WATER DEMAND FOR ENGG DEGREE BLDG PER DAY (IN LITERS) 10842
CALCULATIONS OF WATER HARVESTING POTENTIAL
SR NO BUILDING CATCHMENT AVERAGE RUNOFF COLLECTED COLLECTED

DESCRIPTIO AREA (SQ.M) HEIGHT COEFFICIENT VOLUME OF VOLUME OF
N OF RAINFALL RAINFALL WITH
RAINFALL (CU.M) 20% LOSS
(M) (LITRES)
1 ENGG 200 X 3 1.8 x 0.97 0.9 1620 1257210 (meeting 77.3

DEGREE TERRACES + % of total demand)
BUILDING 400 (ROOF) (97%
TERRACE + monsoon
ROOF predicted by
IMD in
2018)
COST OF WATER PER LITER
SR BUILDING LENGTH COST OF COST COST OF LABOR AND COST OF

NO DESCRIPTION OF U- U- OF RECHARGE MISCELLENEOU HARVESTIN
CHANNEL CHANNEL 10000 PIT S COST G
REQUIRED Liter RAINWATER
(m) PER
TANK LITER/PER
HEAD/PER
DAY
1 ENGG 40 x 3 50000 (@ 80000 50000 70000 (including ~18 paise

DEGREE (TERRACES Rs 250 per labor, cost of per liter
BUILDING ) + 60 x 1 meter) brackets, octroi,
TERRACE + (ROOF) transportation) = 250000/(1680
ROOF x 10840 x
0.773)
CONCLUSIONS
The proposed design and methodology is very simple and requires minimal changes in the existing
infrastructure. Also, the rain water harvested will be useful to meet the demands of the campus for 78 % of
the time. The cost of the project is very reasonable, and it has a huge ROI and also a very small break-even
time period.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
We would like to express deepest appreciation towards Dr.Varsha Shah, Principal RCOE, Mumbai and Prof.
Sujata Rout, Head of Mechanical Department whose invaluable guidance supported us in this project. At last
we must express my sincere heartfelt gratitude to all the staff members of Mechanical Engineering
Department who helped us directly or indirectly during this course of work.
REFERENCES
[1] http://www.kscst.org.in/rwh_files/rwh_basics.html
[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sx3Zd1p-XrA How to construct a RWH recharge pit for a home
5 April 2018
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Case Study: Rainwater Harvesting (RWH) at Rizvi College of

1. Roof top rainwater harvesting

1 Roof with following area

Figure 2 : Top view of terrace of Rizvi College of Engineering (RCOE)

3 Front view of the proposed design

DESIGN OF RECHARGE PIT

WATER DEMAND CALCULATION

N ITEMS AVAILABLE TOTAL NON- NET WATER TOTAL WATER

1 Semester 1680 210 56 154 5 1293600

2 Examination 1680 90 24 66 3 332640

CALCULATIONS OF WATER HARVESTING POTENTIAL

SR NO BUILDING CATCHMENT AVERAGE RUNOFF COLLECTED COLLECTED

1 ENGG 200 X 3 1.8 x 0.97 0.9 1620 1257210 (meeting 77.3

COST OF WATER PER LITER

SR BUILDING LENGTH COST OF COST COST OF LABOR AND COST OF

1 ENGG 40 x 3 50000 (@ 80000 50000 70000 (including ~18 paise

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