Water Supply for the Guelph Center for Urban Organic Farming
Date
2010-01-25T16:41:11Z
Authors
Chatfield, Richard J.
Hummelen, Brendan R.C.
Sebastian, Rodel A.
Trudell, Paul R.
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In this paper we present an environmentally friendly rain water harvesting system to supply a 2 acre organic farm with all of its water requirements. The main idea is to capture all the required water from the roofs of nearby building. An underground piping network will be used to carry the water to an in ground tank. From here the water will be pumped through a filtration system on its way to the site. The system supplies enough water to support the farm throughout the entire year at a cost of approximately $60,000.
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Created in fulfillment of the course requirements for ENGG*3100 Engineering and Design III. This course combines the knowledge gained in the advanced engineering and basic science courses with the design skills taught in ENGG*1100 and ENGG*2100 in solving open-ended problems. These problems are related to the student's major. Additional design tools are presented, including model simulation, sensitivity analysis, linear programming, knowledge-based systems and computer programming. Complementing these tools are discussions on writing and public speaking techniques, codes, safety issues, environmental assessment and professional management. These topics are taught with the consideration of available resources and cost.
Keywords
organic farming, rainwater harvesting