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− | {{Clickable button|[[File:TTT.png|400 px|link=http://www.sustainabletechnologies.ca/wp/low-impact-development-treatment-train-tool/]]}} | + | {{Clickable button|[[File:TTT.png|350 px|link=http://www.sustainabletechnologies.ca/wp/low-impact-development-treatment-train-tool/]]}} |
| [[File: Sub TTT.png|thumb|Subcatchment element as displayed in the TT menu]] | | [[File: Sub TTT.png|thumb|Subcatchment element as displayed in the TT menu]] |
| [[File:Storage TTT.png|thumb|Storage element as displayed in the TTT menu]] | | [[File:Storage TTT.png|thumb|Storage element as displayed in the TTT menu]] |
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| {|class="wikitable" | | {|class="wikitable" |
− | |+A RWH cistern as a storage element (key parameters) | + | |+A roof as a subcatchment (key parameters) |
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− | !colspan = "2" style="background: darkcyan; color: white; align = center"|Land Use | + | !colspan = "2" align = center|Land Use |
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| |Roof (%) ||100 | | |Roof (%) ||100 |
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− | !colspan = "2" style="background: darkcyan; color: white; align = center"|Subcatchment | + | !colspan = "2" align = center|Subcatchment |
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| |Outlet||Select the name of your RWH cistern storage element (see below) | | |Outlet||Select the name of your RWH cistern storage element (see below) |
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− | |+A RWH cistern as a storage element (key parameters) | + | |+A [[rainwater harvesting]] cistern as a storage element (key parameters) |
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− | !colspan = "2" style="background: darkcyan; color: white; align = center"|Stage Storage | + | !colspan = "2" align = "center"|Stage Storage |
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| |Name||Important to have a unique name, to associate with the subcatchment (harvesting area) | | |Name||Important to have a unique name, to associate with the subcatchment (harvesting area) |
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| |Storage type||No removal | | |Storage type||No removal |
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− | |Catchment||In many scenarios this will be the roof area, delineated on the map as a 'subcatchment'. | + | |Bottom elevation (m)||This will be 0 for installations at ground level, but will often be underground. This is of greater importance when the overflow is coupled to another component within a treatment train |
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| + | |Maximum depth (m)||Height of the RWH cistern |
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| |Lined/unlined||Lined | | |Lined/unlined||Lined |
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− | |Underlying soil||''Any:This doesn't matter for RWH cistern systems''
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| |Evaporation factor||0 | | |Evaporation factor||0 |
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− | |Suction head (mm)||0 | + | !colspan = "2" align = "center"|Curves |
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− | |Saturated conductivity (mm/hr)||0
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− | |-
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− | |Initial soil moisture deficit (fraction)||0
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− | !colspan = "2" style="background: darkcyan; color: white; align = center"|Curves
| + | |colspan = 2|The Curves table is designed to accommodate ponds of roughly conical dimensions. Rainwater cistern are usually cuboid or cylindrical in shape, so that the area (m<sup>2</sup>) will remain the same throughout the depth. The top and bottom dimensions can be placed within the first two rows of the table. |
− | |colspan = 2|The Curves table is designed to accommodate ponds of roughly conical dimensions. A rainwater cistern is usually cuboid or cylindrical in shape, so that the area (m<sup>2</sup>) will remain the same throughout the depth. Instead, the dimensions of the rainwater cistern can be placed into the fields: | |
− | #Bottom elevation (m)
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− | #Maximum depth (m)
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− | #Initial water depth (m)
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| |} | | |} |
| [[category:modeling]] | | [[category:modeling]] |