water harvesting
Capturing precipitation runoff
Water harvesting is the collection and storage of rainwater or runoff for later use.
The practice ranges from simple rain barrels under gutters to large-scale systems channeling water into reservoirs or underground aquifers.
In arid regions, water harvesting can supplement or replace conventional water supplies: The village relied on rooftop water harvesting during the dry season.
- rainwater collectionCapturing precipitation for use
- guttersRooftop water channels
- storage tanksContainers for bulk materials
- soil conservationProtecting earth's fertile layer
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
dry season · permaculture · dew · swales · fog · retention ponds · erosion prevention · agroforestry · flood control · berms · filtration systems · urban landscaping · climate resilience · pond · tanks · catchment area · sustainable agriculture · reservoir
- water resourcesfreshwater, aquifers, aquifer, watersheds, groundwater
- desert farmingdate palms, dates, drip irrigation, irrigation canals, drought resistance
- indigenous farmingthree sisters, terrace farming, terraces, terracing, maize
- land stewardshipland stewardship, forest stewardship, forest management, wildlife management, sustainable harvest
- water managementdam, irrigation, watershed, cistern, drainage
- dryland farmingdry farming, dryland farming, fallow, rainfed, erosion control
water harvestingdesalination
Extracting salt from seawater
well drilling · municipal water supply · bottled water · river diversion · dam construction