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[[File:STEP Minto Cistern P1 - Copy.jpg|thumb|Rainwater harvesting is commonly employed on zero-lot-line projects like downtown condos. This cast in place concrete vault in one corner of the parking level is a typical design.]]
[[File:STEP Minto Cistern P1 - Copy.jpg|thumb|Rainwater harvesting is commonly employed on zero-lot-line projects like downtown condos. This cast in place concrete vault in one corner of the parking level is a typical design.]]
This article is about large, building-integrated rainwater harvesting systems. For smaller, seasonal, outdoor, residential systems, see [[Rain barrels]]
This article is about large, building-integrated rainwater harvesting systems. For smaller, seasonal, outdoor systems, see [[Rain barrels]]
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==Overview==
==Overview==
#Increasing transparency of storm sewer costs in some municipalities, and
#Increasing transparency of storm sewer costs in some municipalities, and
#Increasing utility rates for potable water supply.
#Increasing utility rates for potable water supply.
[[File:Kocsis two tanks in ground.jpg|thumb|Rainwater harvesting tanks can also be implemented underground for either residential or commercial purposes. Photo credit: [https://www.makeway.ca/products/rainwater-harvesting-systems/ Make-Way Environmental Technologies Inc.]]]
Take a look at the downloadable Rainwater Harvesting Factsheet below for a .pdf overview of this LID Best Management Practice:
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{{textbox|Rainwater harvesting is an ideal technology for:
{{textbox|Rainwater harvesting is an ideal technology for:
*Sites which cannot infiltrate water owing to contaminated soils or shallow bedrock,
*Sites which cannot infiltrate water owing to contaminated soils or shallow bedrock,
==Design==
==Design==
[[File:RAINWATER HARVESTING TANK 550x550.jpg|thumb|Large cistern being installed underground]]
[[File:RAINWATER HARVESTING TANK 550x550.jpg|thumb|Large cistern being installed underground]]
[[File:RWH.gif|thumb|Conceptual '''gif''' of an underground cistern being used for irrigation]]
[[File:RWH Tree.PNG|thumb|Conceptual image of an underground cistern being used for irrigation of nearby vegetation on site.]]
[[Rainwater Harvesting: Sizing and Modelling]]
[[Rainwater Harvesting: Sizing and Modelling]]
===Catchments===
===Catchments===
*[http://rh2o.com/company RH<sub>2</sub>O]
*[http://rh2o.com/company RH<sub>2</sub>O]
*[http://waterloo-biofilter.com/rainwater-harvesting/ Waterloo Biofilter]
*[http://waterloo-biofilter.com/rainwater-harvesting/ Waterloo Biofilter]
*[https://www.makeway.ca/ Make-Way Environmental Technologies Inc.]
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