Do you want your rainwater harvesting system to crack and collapse; leak and flood the surrounding areas?

If not, then ensure that the design is proper.

Effectiveness of the rainwater harvesting depends on appropriate design of the systems. Be it storage or a recharge structure, an improperly designed system will lead to operational problems, thereby raising the operation and maintenance costs. It may even lead to the abandoning of the structure put in place. A few design tips to put the right water harvesting system at the right place.

Design of a rainwater harvesting storage tank

Design of a recharge structures
 
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