ABSTRACT

Rainwater harvesting and stormwater reuse guidelines are meant to enhance traditional development practices and techniques to achieve what is known as a low-impact development approach. Basically, an outcome that achieves a more ecologically and hydrologically responsive development through integration of rainwater harvesting and stormwater reuse techniques on-site. The reduction of runoff in an urban environment through the use of rainwater harvesting and stormwater reuse structures and techniques will additionally assist with compliance of the Clean Water Act. By managing runoff close to its source through site design, low-impact techniques focused on rainwater harvesting and stormwater reuse mitigate these disturbances to the local environment. The stormwater should be exposed to as much soil surface as possible, using passive rainwater harvesting structures to increase infiltration and natural soil storage of the site's stormwater. Rainwater harvesting and stormwater reuse structures and strategies are the opportunities presented for any landowner and municipality to use in implementing a low-impact design and development process.