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| #Increasing utility rates for potable water supply. | | #Increasing utility rates for potable water supply. |
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| + | [[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.]]] |
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| Take a look at the downloadable Rainwater Harvesting Factsheet below for a .pdf overview of this LID Best Management Practice: | | Take a look at the downloadable Rainwater Harvesting Factsheet below for a .pdf overview of this LID Best Management Practice: |
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− | {{Clickable button|[[File:RWH.png|150 px|link=https://wiki.sustainabletechnologies.ca/images/7/7e/Permeable_Pavement_Factsheet.pdf]]}} | + | {{Clickable button|[[File:RWH.png|150 px|link=https://wiki.sustainabletechnologies.ca/images/7/72/RWH_final.pdf]]}} |
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| ==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=== |
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| *[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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