Rainwater harvest to reduce water scarcity in a rural area of Puebla

Marginalization in rural populations makes it difficult to supply water due to poor infrastructure that prevents users from obtaining water resources. Among the solutions to obtain water is the rainwater harvesting system (SCALL) through the roofs of houses. This work aims to reduce the water shorta...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Santiago-Zongua, Dulce M., Lizárraga-Mendiola, Liliana
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE HIDALGO
Repositorio:PÄDI Boletín Científico de Ciencias Básicas e Ingeniería del ICBI
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:repository.uaeh.edu.mx:article/8668
Acceso en línea:https://repository.uaeh.edu.mx/revistas/index.php/icbi/article/view/8668
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Rainwater collection
rainfall
water demand
water scarcity
Captación de lluvia
precipitación pluvial
demanda de agua
escasez de agua
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Sumario:Marginalization in rural populations makes it difficult to supply water due to poor infrastructure that prevents users from obtaining water resources. Among the solutions to obtain water is the rainwater harvesting system (SCALL) through the roofs of houses. This work aims to reduce the water shortage in the community of San Antonio Alpanocan, Puebla, through the design of a SCALL. For its design, the materials and components necessary for its installation were selected; for the dimensioning of separator tanks and the storage of collected rainwater, the average monthly volume of precipitation was used; as catchment area, a housing prototype characteristic of rural areas located in seismic areas of Mexico was chosen. The results showed that this design could collect rainwater during four months of the year (June to September) to use for potable and non-potable domestic purposes. With the above, we conclude that the stored rainwater will have sufficient characteristics so that the inhabitants of the study area can use it in their daily domestic activities and reduce the problem of scarcity that they currently face.