Rainwater Harvesting System

Access to clean water is crucial in order to sustain life in remote regions. Several coastal communities are experiencing high levels of water stress and boil water advisories. A suitable rainwater harvesting (RWH) system might be the potential to produce clean and potable water for the communities. My team and I developed Excel spreadsheet models to evaluate a sustainable solution to ease access to clean water in these remote areas. We also designed a functional rainwater harvesting system that minimizes GHG emissions and other environmental risks. Our spreadsheet model helps us to choose the optimum solution after considering some parameters that maximized the overall satisfaction and minimize expenses. Through a 5-year dataset, we have identified the best sets of components to build the proper RWH system.