The return coefficient (f) of the sewage disposal system, which presents the ratio given by the volume of wastewater by the public supply system water volume is employed in the design and management of sanitary sewer ...

With the growth of cities and the great urban concentration, problems like the lack of water and urban drainage begin to occur. To reduce this problem, the use of rainwater begins to be proposed in legislation with the ...

More and more water resources present in nature are threatened by degradation of watersheds, or the disorderly development of cities along with the population growth, in addition to the environmental pollution. In an attempt ...

Harvesting rain and using it for drinking and domestic use will help to give scattered rural households and under-served city dwellers access to water. The world cannot ignore using rain - as the source of all water. This ...

The rapid growth in urban population, alongside with the growing demand for water, as well as the imminent prospect of its scarcity, has led to serious pressures on water resources, making water conservation a current topic ...

Rainwater harvesting is the process of collecting storing, and distributing rainwater for reuse, rather than allowing it to run off. Greywater recycling consists of purifying processes that remove contaminants present in ...

The study consists of a comparison of the quality of rainwater collected in two distinct ways of catchments: a system composed of a pitched roof with concrete tiles and another consisted of a vegetated flat coverage, as ...

Cuenca is characterized by having a good system of drinking water supply. The geography of the area and the good management practices of the water utility allow the service to be affordable and easily accessible. However, ...