Storm Water Management
Storm water harvesting and management is continually growing due to ever increasing flood catastrophes. Increasing sealing of areas with buildings, car parks and roads is reducing the amount or ground drainage. It is also straining our sewer systems. During prolong periods of rainfall, the consequence is that we are now experiencing flooding with previously unheard of economic and ecological damage.
| The interest of making and promoting storm water management has been increasing because of the increase in level of upcoming apartments, buildings etc. The storm water management also helps in conserving water which can be used during flood and drought periods. The storm water management system promotes the use of conserving the rain water models which are built depending on the requirement of water for both short and long span of time. First let us understand about storm water. Storm water is the water which does not get soaked into the soil and gets deposited on the upper surface of ground.
Storm water is otherwise called surface water. Due to more development of buildings and apartments the rain water is net able to get in to soil. So the storm water management helps in building and providing retention cisterns which help in preserving and conserving rain water for a longer period of time. The water flowing through runoff channels and drains can cause different types of water pollution. This can also sometimes cause air pollution. Due to water pollution, there might exist different types of diseases like malaria, cholera etc. Excess storm water may also cause severe land slides and water erosions which are very dangerous foe people who live in high altitude places and mountains. Storm water management provides various instructions and procedures to control water pollution and how to save rain water as well as to recycle the drain water. In order to conserve water this management provides and make pipes, storage tanks, pumps and open channels. In high altitude places this management provide information of adopting step farming method and sediment control methods. This management helps in adopting a modern as well as an innovative surrounding and environment. |
