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Considering the Reliability of Rainwater Harvesting in the Brazilian Semi-Arid

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Considering the Reliability of Rainwater Harvesting in the

Brazilian Semi-Arid

J. Doss-Gollin1 F.A. Souza Filho2 F.O.E. da Silva2

1Undergraduate

Yale University

2Environmental and Hydraulic Engineering Department

Universidade Federal do Ceará

November 2014

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Outline

1 Context

2 Methods

3 Results

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Context

The Challenge

Figure: Sítio Situação, Senador Pompeu-CE

Highly variable climate

No economies of scale

Lack of public infrastructure

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Context

The Challenge

Figure: Sítio Situação, Senador Pompeu-CE

Highly variable climate

No economies of scale

Lack of public infrastructure

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Context

The Challenge

Figure: Sítio Situação, Senador Pompeu-CE

Highly variable climate

No economies of scale

Lack of public infrastructure

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Context

P1MC: A Viable Solution?

>500.000 cisterns built

Ceará state: nearly all rural communities bene�ted

Use: water for drinking (cooking?)

Have we met the needs of rural communities?

Figure: Cisterns

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Context

P1MC: A Viable Solution?

>500.000 cisterns built

Ceará state: nearly all rural communities bene�ted

Use: water for drinking (cooking?)

Have we met the needs of rural communities?

Figure: Cisterns

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Context

P1MC: A Viable Solution?

>500.000 cisterns built

Ceará state: nearly all rural communities bene�ted

Use: water for drinking (cooking?)

Have we met the needs of rural communities?

Figure: Cisterns

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Context

P1MC: A Viable Solution?

>500.000 cisterns built

Ceará state: nearly all rural communities bene�ted

Use: water for drinking (cooking?)

Have we met the needs of rural communities?

Figure: Cisterns

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Methods

Volume Balance

Vi = Vi−1+Qi −Ci |06 Vi 6 VC

Vi volume of water in cistern, day i

Vi−1 volume of water in cistern, previous day

VC total volume of tank = 16.000L

Qi volume of water captured, day i

Ci volume of water consumed, day i

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Methods

Water Consumed and Captured

Qi = α1(Pi −α2)AT

Ci =

{16.000L165 days

dry season

0 rainy season

α1 runo� coe�cient= 0.85

α2 �rst-�ush discard = 1mm

Pi observed precipitation (mm)

AT roof size (distribution given in article)

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Results

Reliability Depends on Geography

Garantia de Água por Post, Telhado de 24.5m2

1

0.98

0.96

0.94

0.92

0.9

0.88

0.86

0.84

0.82

0.8

Garantia de Água por Post, Telhado de 24.5m2

0.8

0.82

0.84

0.86

0.88

0.9

0.92

0.94

0.96

0.98

1

Garantia de Água por Post, Telhado de 45m2

1

0.98

0.96

0.94

0.92

0.9

0.88

0.86

0.84

0.82

0.8

Figure: Spacial Variation of Reliability

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Results

Smaller Roof Means More Vulnerability

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 1000

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45Distribuição de Garantia de Água por Post, Telhado de 24.5m2

Garantia (%)

Núm

ero

de P

oste

s

30 40 50 60 70 80 90 1000

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80Distribuição de Garantia de Água por Post, Telhado de 36m2

Garantia (%)

Núm

ero

de P

oste

s

55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 1000

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80Distribuição de Garantia de Água por Post, Telhado de 45m2

Garantia (%)

Núm

ero

de P

oste

s

75 80 85 90 95 1000

20

40

60

80

100

120Distribuição de Garantia de Água por Post, Telhado de 76.5m2

Garantia (%)

Núm

ero

de P

oste

s

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Results

Cisterns Don't Support Increased Consumption

Roof Size

(m2)

Mean Calculated Reliability

CC = 0 CC = 10 CC = 20 CC = 40 CC = 60

24,5 61,9 36,2 29,1 18,1 7,936 84,8 65,0 58,0 44,5 23,845 90,6 76,4 70,7 59,2 39,956 93,5 82,5 78,5 69,7 52,776,5 95,6 86,8 84,3 78,6 65,7110 96,5 89,0 87,2 83,4 74,4

Table: E�ect of Adding Dry Season Consumption CC (L/day)

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Conclusions

Conclusions

1 Water scarcity in rural communities presents unique challenges.

2 The P1MC does not o�er su�cient water for multiple uses.

3 The most vulnerable users are those in the most drought-prone regions

and with the smallest roof areas.

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