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Rainwater tank systems have been widely adopted across the world to provide a safe local source of water in underdeveloped rural areas, and as a substitution for mains water for non potable end uses in water stressed urban areas. They also provide flood control in monsoonal climates like Korea or in combined sewer systems like in Germany. The importance of these systems in cities has grown, as water managers seek to provide a range of decentralised solutions to supply constraints of current water supply systems, whilst reducing the impact of urban development on the natural environment, and increasing resilience to climate change. Rainwater Tank Systems for Urban Water Supply is based on a comprehensive, multi-million dollar research program that was undertaken in South East Queensland (SEQ) Australia in response to the Millennium drought when the water supply level in the regions drinking water dams dropped to 17% in July 2007 and the area came close to running out of water.

Water harvesting. --- Rainwater. --- Tanks. --- Cisterns. --- Municipal water supply. --- Harvesting, Water --- Precipitation trapping --- Rainwater catchment --- Rainwater harvesting --- Runoff collection --- Water conservation --- Water-supply --- Rainwater --- Runoff irrigation --- Cities and towns --- Urban water --- Water, Municipal --- Water, Urban --- Municipal engineering --- Reservoirs --- Wells --- Water tanks --- Containers --- Shells (Engineering) --- Pressure vessels --- Rain water --- Rain-water (Water-supply) --- Water --- Water harvesting --- Environmental Sciences --- Water resources --- Water supply

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Many communities are facing water scarcity in developing and developed countries alike. There are numerous publications and on-going research studies documenting the changes in our climate and potential for worsening shortages in our future. Meeting future potable water demands as communities continue to grow will rely heavily on using our existing water resources more efficiently. Preparing Urban Water Use Efficiency Plans provides detailed approaches to developing and implementing a water conservation plan. This book covers the broad spectrum of conservation planning for urban communities including achieving more efficiency from: Residential domestic uses, Commercial and governmental facilities use, Industrial uses, Pricing Water Loss Control Programs. The steps in the Guide clearly outline and provide sample calculations to aid determining which water use efficiency activities are financially justifiable to undertake. The end result is a plan that policy decision makers can adopt and fund, and that water service provider staff can implement to help increase their community's water reliability. It includes numerous case studies and a Microsoft Excel based software tool to allow planners to evaluate the business case for implementing various water conservation activities. This book is an essential resource for professionals in water and wastewater resources, particularly for planners and engineers. It is also a useful guide for Post Graduate and Undergraduate students.

Municipal water supply --- Water conservation. --- Planning. --- Management. --- Drinking Water --- Water Resources Development --- Cities and towns --- Urban water --- Water, Municipal --- Water, Urban --- Municipal engineering --- Water-supply --- Conservation of water --- Water --- Conservation of natural resources --- Conservation --- Technology & Engineering --- Environmental --- General --- Science --- Applied Sciences --- Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry --- Environmental)

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This open access book highlights knowledge and expertise in Urban Water Demand Management (WDM) in ASEAN through comprehensive literature review and analysis, as well as stakeholder consultations. It documents urban WDM policies, initiatives, and practices that have demonstrated effective implementation outcomes across various contexts and which are expected to be relevant for cities in ASEAN. A WDM typology developed for this book identifies four key WDM measures, namely: water losses, economic instruments, non-price mechanisms, and alternative water reuse systems in the ASEAN context. Case illustrations of their effective implementation in different ASEAN cities are also included.

Municipal water supply --- Water demand management. --- Management. --- Demand management, Water --- Management --- Water consumption --- Cities and towns --- Urban water --- Water, Municipal --- Water, Urban --- Municipal engineering --- Water-supply --- Sustainability. --- Water. --- Hydrology. --- Economic policy. --- Bioclimatology. --- Economic Policy. --- Climate Change Ecology. --- Bioclimatics --- Biometeorology --- Climatology --- Ecology --- Economic nationalism --- Economic planning --- National planning --- State planning --- Economics --- Planning --- National security --- Social policy --- Aquatic sciences --- Earth sciences --- Hydrography --- Water --- Hydrology --- Sustainability science --- Human ecology --- Social ecology