Rainwater Harvesting for the GCUOF

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2010-01-22T18:30:42Z

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Smith, Micah
Reed, Luke
Reed, Andrea

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A rainwater harvesting system is proposed to meet the irrigation water demands of the Guelph Centre for Urban Organic Farming. The entirely gravity fed system collects rainwater from nearby townhouse roofs and stores it in a buried tank for use during periods of insu cient precipitation. Periods of inadequate water supply for crops are reduced by twenty days per year with use of the system as evaluated using a soil moisture balance approach.

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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.

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organic agriculture, soil moisture balance, University of Guelph, drip irrigation, Guelph Centre for Urban Organic Farming, rainwater harvesting

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