International Rainwater Catchment Systems Conference
Mannheim, Germany - September 2001
Rainwater Catchment in Humid and Arid Regions
Rainwater Harvesting in Grand Turk
Fernando Pérez Monteagudo
Center for Hydraulic Research
Grand Turk, the capital of Turks and Caicos Islands, with an area of
about 18 km2, is a "very small" island. This is the factor that
determines the complexity of its water resources management.
It is obvious that sustainability must be the goal of water management
in small islands and for this the principles for improving water management
endorsed at conferences on water and the environment in Dublin and Rio
de Janeiro (GWP, 1998) must be taken into account.
In Grand Turk rainwater is the main source of water supply and is widely
developed at the household and community level. It is one of the treasures
in water management in the island that is being carefully preserved (Pérez
Monteagudo et al, 2000a).
Almost all buildings and houses have their own rainfall collection system
composed by roof catchments, gutters and cisterns. A roof frequently also
covers these cisterns for catchment purposes.
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