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Rainwater recovery system

a rainwater recovery and rainwater technology, applied in the field of water conservation and reclamation, can solve the problems of increasing the number of impervious (paved or constructed) surfaces, increasing the cost of water supply installation, and increasing the difficulty of improving water quality

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-08-03
ZIMMERMAN ROBERT L JR +2
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Many urbanized areas in the United States are running out of potable water and improvements in water quality are becoming increasingly difficult and expensive to attain.
Most of these environmental problems are related to the proliferation of impervious (paved or constructed) surfaces.
The result is that demand for potable water frequently exceeds supply and causes many communities to enforce water bans during the summer months.

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[0011] The present invention is designed to capture rooftop runoff in order to store some of the water for irrigation purposes and nonpotable uses like car washing, recharge any excess to a drywell for infiltration into groundwater supplies, and reduce stormwater runoff. The present invention will reduce demand on potable water supplies for irrigation, reduce polluted stormwater runoff, and enhance aquifer storage, particularly during the summer months, helping sustain public drinking water supplies and increases flow and groundwater recharge.

[0012] The present invention offers the following environmental benefits: increases ground water recharge; decreases runoff volume and peak flows to storm drains; decreases potential for flooding; improves stormwater quality; reduces potable water demand for irrigation during the stressed summer months; provides strategic emergency supply; potential to offset effect of local well withdrawals by recharging groundwater supply.

[0013] The present...

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Abstract

A system and method for restoring the natural water cycle by reducing stormwater runoff and addressing issues affecting groundwater supply. In one embodiment of the invention, the system comprises a roof washer component, cistern component, pump, and manufactured dry well. The system is designed to divert polluted rooftop runoff, capture clean rooftop runoff and store this clean water for irrigation purposes and nonpotable uses, while infiltrating excess water to recharge groundwater supplies thereby replicating the natural hydrologic cycle.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] The present application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 60 / 407,162, filed Aug. 30, 2002, the teachings of which are incorporated herein by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates to the field of water conservation and reclamation and more particularly to a system and method for reclaming and recovering rain water. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] Many urbanized areas in the United States are running out of potable water and improvements in water quality are becoming increasingly difficult and expensive to attain. Most of these environmental problems are related to the proliferation of impervious (paved or constructed) surfaces. Imperviousness has a double-edged effect that disconnects rainfall from groundwater thus interrupting the hydrologic cycle and reducing groundwater recharge and baseflows in rivers and streams while augmenting flooding problems, instream erosion, stormwater runo...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): E04D3/04E03B1/04E04D13/04E04D13/08
CPCE03B1/04E03B1/042E03B2001/047E04D13/08E04D2013/0495E04D2013/0853Y02A20/108Y10T137/6969Y10T137/402Y10T137/0318Y10T137/474Y10T137/85978
Inventor ZIMMERMAN, ROBERT L. JR.ANTOCCI, JOSEPHPICKERING, NIGEL
Owner ZIMMERMAN ROBERT L JR
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