Abstract
Rainwater tank has emerged as an important water savings element in urban areas of Australia. Due to greater environmental awareness and government rebate, the uptake of rainwater tank in Australia has been increasing. From the literature it is hard to make any conclusion whether the rainwater tank is economically viable to house owners, which is mainly due to low price of urban water supply. It is thus recommended that rebate for rainwater tank should be increased to make rainwater tanks financially viable to house owners. This will help to achieve a sharp rise in the uptake of rainwater tanks. From a case study in Sydney, it has been found that for a typical detached house, a 5 kL tank is more suited than the currently recommended 3 kL tank. Also, where Sydney Water supply is not available, e.g. in peri-urban regions of Sydney (such as rural areas adjacent to Richmond, Penrith, Cambelltown and Hronsby), a 5 kL tank will be enough to meet the needs for toilet, laundry and drinking water demands for about 95% of time.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Water Conservation: Practices, Challenges and Future Implications |
| Editors | Monzur A. Imteaz |
| Place of Publication | U.S.A. |
| Publisher | Nova |
| Pages | 13-25 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781629480251 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781628089936 |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 |
