Conventional Harvesting System

The process of rainwater conventional harvesting system involves the collection and the storage of rainwater with the help of artificially designed systems that run off naturally or man-made catchment areas like- the rooftop, compounds, rock surface, hill slopes, artificially repaired impervious or semi-pervious land surface.

Here are some Conventional Rain Water Harvesting System methods:

• Rooftop rainwater collection

• Cisterns

• Qanats

• Contour-bench terracing

• Spate irrigation

• Khuskhaba system

• Bamboo drip systems

• Underground rainwater harvesting

• Percolation ponds

Traditional methods have proven to be sustainable over long time periods. Some examples of traditional methods used in India include

• Diversion channels: Built in hilly and mountainous regions for agriculture

• Taanka: A small tank indigenous to the Thar desert region of Rajasthan

• Paar: A common water harvesting practice in the western Rajasthan region

The most basic form of rainwater harvesting is the garden water butt. Water collects in the container from drain pipes and/or natural rainfall, and is mainly used for the watering of garden plants.