Rainwater harvesting: environmentally beneficial for the UK?

C. Way; Brett Martinson; S. Heslop; R. Cooke

Rainwater harvesting: environmentally beneficial for the UK?

C. Way
, Brett Martinson
, S. Heslop
, R. Cooke

School of Civil Engineering & Surveying

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Abstract

Rainwater harvesting (RWH) feels right from a long term sustainability perspective. Short-cutting the hydrological cycle seems to make logical sense from an environmental stance, and the technique is being driven into new buildings in the United Kingdom (UK) through building rating systems which are in turn pushed by government policy. However, little work has been done to assess its environmental credentials from a whole life perspective. Controversially, those studies that have been done have found that RWH systems tend to have greater environmental impacts than mains supply infrastructure. This work seeks to investigate the latest studies, and provide a way forward in the debate.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	776-782
Journal	Water Science and Technology: Water Supply
Volume	10
Issue number	5
Publication status	Published - 2010

UN SDGs

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SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

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