THE FEASIBILITY OF IMPLEMENTING TANKS FOR USE AND REUSE OF WATER IN RESIDENCES

Abstract

Water is the main natural resource responsible for the existence of life on the planet and its non-rational use by man leads to disastrous consequences for the environment. The objective of this work is to verify the variables related to the implantation of cisterns in residences for the purpose of capturing rainwater in order to assess criteria such as economic viability and environmental benefits resulting from this process. In order to do so, the work made use of a bibliographical research to, through the selected theoretical framework, identify the potential for the reuse of rainwater through the adoption of cisterns as an instrument for the implementation of this environmental management tool, evidencing, in the conclusions, the economic advantages enjoyed by those who use this process as well as the resulting environmental benefits. It is feasible to implement a cistern because it has been demonstrated through calculations that a family of three that uses a cistern can stay up to a month without depending on water from the city's water supply system. This means significant financial savings and on top of that, it also means you are contributing to the municipal and federal water supply networks.