Rainwater Storage Options &

Mechanisms

Above Ground Water Storage Systems

Ferrocement AG tank for domestic use

Plastic AG tanks

Surface /UndergroundWater Storage Systems

Runoff based UG systems: Spherical,Sausage, Cuboidal & Trapezoidal tanks

Runoff based UG systems: Sausage or Cuboidal tank

Rope-&-Washer Pulley system: For abstraction from UG to AG storage.From here, water can be connected either for domestic or supplementary irrigation use.

Unlined pond

Sand dam storage techniques

Spherical UG tank for Sanitation, hygiene & energy nexus

Spherical UG tank for Sanitation & hygiene use

Well water Solar purified in Pyramid reservoirs

Indicative costs of selected reservoirs