Agriculture sector is one of the main responsible of freshwater consumption in Europe. Agriculture accounts indeed for the 24% of the abstracted water, percentage which can reach 80% in Southern regions. Water scarcity is further enhanced by climate change, mostly in the Mediterranean region, where heavy rainfall events are occurring with higher frequency but in shorter period during the year. Considering what written above, there is growing in arid and semi-arid region of the planet concerning the possibility to collect and store rainwater for urban and agriculture purposes. Rain water harvesting (RWH) is the process of accumulating rainfall with the help of several systems. RWH has been applied for centuries to meet water supply needs and nowadays can still represent an important practice to improve the water use efficiency. Rainfall storage can be achieved with various types of storage systems that can also differ remarkably in terms of costs and environmental impacts. Considering what reported above, authors analyzed the environmental and economic performance of a conventional water storage system, i.e. a pond, in comparison to an innovative Flexible Water Storage System (FWSS, Figure 1). This innovative system brings about practical advantages to farmers, as a consequence of its flexibility and the easy-to-move feature. A comparison was carried out via LCA and LCC assessment starting for the hypothesis that 400 m3 of rainwater can be collected and stored locally for crop irrigation purpose.
An Innovative System for Rainwater Harvesting and Storage through Flexible Water Tanks
Palmieri N;
2021-01-01
Abstract
Agriculture sector is one of the main responsible of freshwater consumption in Europe. Agriculture accounts indeed for the 24% of the abstracted water, percentage which can reach 80% in Southern regions. Water scarcity is further enhanced by climate change, mostly in the Mediterranean region, where heavy rainfall events are occurring with higher frequency but in shorter period during the year. Considering what written above, there is growing in arid and semi-arid region of the planet concerning the possibility to collect and store rainwater for urban and agriculture purposes. Rain water harvesting (RWH) is the process of accumulating rainfall with the help of several systems. RWH has been applied for centuries to meet water supply needs and nowadays can still represent an important practice to improve the water use efficiency. Rainfall storage can be achieved with various types of storage systems that can also differ remarkably in terms of costs and environmental impacts. Considering what reported above, authors analyzed the environmental and economic performance of a conventional water storage system, i.e. a pond, in comparison to an innovative Flexible Water Storage System (FWSS, Figure 1). This innovative system brings about practical advantages to farmers, as a consequence of its flexibility and the easy-to-move feature. A comparison was carried out via LCA and LCC assessment starting for the hypothesis that 400 m3 of rainwater can be collected and stored locally for crop irrigation purpose.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
