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T.H. Thomas and D.B. Martinson, "Roofwater Harvesting: A Handbook for Practitioners", bound copies and free pdf dowload available from the publisher's site

The main internal publications of the DTU are Working Papers, Technical Releases and Research Notes. Most DTU publications are available here for download in a number of formats and hard copies of Working Papers are available free on request to the DTU. Technical Releases will also be sent free on request but only to addressees in developing countries.

• Technical Releases contain descriptions of designs/techniques for use by manufacturers, extension agents and users of equipment, written in fairly simple English to make them more accessible to technicians speaking other languages

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Technical Releases
TR-RWH 01	Partially-below-ground tank for rainwater storage (2000)	Abstract	Full document (16pp, 650kb)
TR-RWH 02	Single-skin, externally reinforced, cylindrical, brick tank (6 cubic metres) (1999)	Abstract	Full document (9pp, 750kb)
TR-RWH 04	Low-cost, thin-shell, 2m diameter ferrocement tank cover (2000)	Abstract	Full Document (12pp, 570kb)
TR-RWH 05	The tarpaulin tank - 6 cubic metre, very low-cost tank for rainwater storage (2000)	Abstract	Full Document
TR-RWH 06	The ferrocement jar (2000)	Abstract	Full document (14pp, 550kb)
TR-RWH 07	The brick jar (2000)	Abstract	Full document (14pp, 480kb)
TR-RWH 08	The plastic tube tank (2000)	Abstract	Full document (11pp, 600kb)
TR-RWH 09	Low cost handpumps for water extraction from below ground water tanks (2000)	Abstract	Full document (28pp, 490kb)
TR-RWH 10	Rain-Jar Handbook: Production and Use of Mortar Rainwater Jars (2006)	Abstract	Full document (27pp, 360kb)
Working Papers
WP45	Preliminary Study of Rainwater Harvesting in Mid-West Uganda (1995)	Abstract	Full Document: (8pp, 200kb)
WP49	Underground Storage of Rainwater for Domestic Use (1997)	Abstract	Full Document: (43pp, 4.5Mb)
WP50	Guttering Design for Rainwater Harvesting (1997)	Abstract	Full Document: (22pp, 240kb)
WP55	Very low cost Roofwater Harvesting in East Africa (2000)	Abstract	Full Document: (71pp, 1.0Mb)
WP56	The Optimum Sizing of Gutters for Domestic Roofwater Harvesting (2002)	Abstract	Full Document: (43pp, 650kb)
Externally Reviewed
Thomas, BRI 26(2), 1998	Domestic water supply using rainwater harvesting	Abstract	Paper from the journal
Rees & Thomas, 25th WEDC Conf., 1999	Domestic roofwater harvesting in the humid tropics	Abstract	Paper from the conference site
Thomas & Rees, 9th IRCSA Conf., 1999	Affordable Roofwater Harvesting in the Humid Tropics	Abstract	Paper from the conference site
Thomas, Waterlines 18(3), 2000	Where is roofwater harvesting going?	Abstract	Paper from the journal
Thomas & Rees, 10th IRCSA Conf., 2001	Roofwater Catchment for the Rural Poor	Abstract	Paper from the conference site
Thomas, 3rd Brazil Symp. RWC, 2001	Choosing Rainwater Tanks For The Sertao	Abstract	Paper from the conference site
Martinson et. al., 28th WEDC Conf., 2002	Reducing rainwater harvesting system cost	Abstract
Martinson & Thomas, 28th WEDC Conf., 2002	Economically Viable Domestic Roofwater Harvesting	Abstract	Paper from the conference site
Thomas, City Matters, 2002	Catching the Rain on a City	Abstract	Article from the magazine site
Still & Thomas, 11th IRCSA Conf., 2003	Sizing and optimally locating guttering for rainwater harvesting	Abstract	Paper from the conference site
Martinson & Thomas, 11th IRCSA Conf., 2003	Improving water quality by design	Abstract	Paper from the conference site
Martinson & Thomas, 11th IRCSA Conf., 2003b	The Rainwater Harvesting Ladder	Abstract	Paper from the conference site
Thomas, 11th IRCSA Conf., 2003	Domestic Roofwater Harvesting in the Tropics: the State of the Art	Abstract	Paper from the conference site
Martinson & Thomas, 1st ARCSA Conf., 2003	Roofwater Harvesting: A serious water supply option for low-income countries	Abstract
Martinson & Lucey, J. Hydr. Engrg. 130(1), 2004	Reduction of Mixing in Jet-Fed Water Storage Tanks	Abstract	Paper from the journal
Thomas & Kiggundu, 30th WEDC Conf., 2004	Constraints to domestic roofwater harvesting uptake in Uganda: An assessment	Abstract	Paper from the conference site
Martinson & Thomas, 12th IRCSA Conf., 2005	Low-Cost Inlet Filters For Rainwater Tanks	Abstract	Paper from the conference site
Martinson & Thomas, 12th IRCSA Conf., 2005b	Quantifying the first flush phenomenon	Abstract	Paper from the conference site
Way & Thomas, 12th IRCSA Conf., 2005	Slow Sand Filtration Within Rainwater Tanks	Abstract	Paper from the conference site
Thomas, Waterlines 24(4), 2006	Roofwater Harvesting in Africa	Abstract	Paper from the journal
Thomas & Martinson, Handbook, IRC 2007	Roofwater Harvesting: A Handbook for Practitioners	Abstract	Bound copies and a free pdf version from publisher's site
Still, PhD Thesis, 2007	Methods for Reducing the Cost of Cementitious Building Components in Developing Countries, with Particular Reference to Rainwater Harvesting	Abstract	Full Document (280pp,30Mb)
Martinson, PhD Thesis, 2008	Improving the Viability of Roofwater Harvesting in Low-Income Countries	Abstract	Full Document (355pp, 4.1Mb)
Reports to the European Union:	Current Technology for Storing Domestic Rainwater (1999)		Full Document (55pp, 630kb)
	Research into single skin, externally reinforced, brick tanks and low-cost, thin-shell, ferrocement tank cover (1999)		Full Document (45pp, 1.1Mb)
	Stabilised Soil Tanks for Rainwater Storage (2000)		Full Document (51pp, 900kb)
	Recommendations for designing Rainwater harvesting system tanks (2001)		Full Document (36pp, 620kb)
	Attitudes towards Rainwater Harvesting (1999)		Full Document (8pp, 47kb)
	Domestic Rainwater Harvesting: Perceptions of Water Professionals and the way forward (1999)		Full Document (8pp, 30kb)
	The inclusion of domestic roofwater harvesting in a national water legislation framework (2001)		Full Document (31pp, 150kb)
	DRWH Water Quality: A Literature Review (1999)		Full Document (70pp, 770kb)
	DRWH and Insect Vectors: A Literature Review (1999)		Full Document (18pp, 150kb)
	Water Quality In Domestic Roof Water Harvesting Systems (2000)		Full Document (39pp, 190kb)
	DRWH Design & Insect Breeding (2001)		Full Document (17pp, 90kb)
	Household Water Security in Sri Lanka Using Domestic Roof Water Harvesting (1998)		Full Document (35pp, 160kb)
	Concept Of Water Security Entailing Domestic Roof Water Harvesting (1999)		Full Document (40pp, 200kb)
	Current Rural Water Security Practices with DRWH (2000)		Full Document (40pp, 180kb)
	Household strategies for operating total and partial drwh to achieve water security under stress conditions recommended practices (2000)		Full Document (23pp, 300kb)
	Domestic roof water harvesting and water security in the humid tropics (2001)		Full Document (43pp, 260kb)
Reports to the DFID	Inception Report		Full Document (44pp, 400kb)
	Very Low Cost Domestic Roofwater Harvesting in the Humid Tropics:Existing Practice		Full Document (106pp, 900kb)
	Very Low Cost Domestic Roofwater Harvesting in the Humid Tropics:Constraints and Problems		Full Document (38pp, 650kb)
	New Technology for Very-Low-Cost Roofwater Harvesting		Full Document (25pp, 570kb)
	Very-Low-Cost Domestic Roofwater Harvesting in the Humid Tropics: User Trials		Full Document (47pp, 600kb)
	Very-Low-Cost Domestic Roofwater Harvesting in the Humid Tropics: Its Role in Water Policy		Full Document (14pp,340kb)
Research Notes
RN-RWH 01	Very-Low-Cost Domestic Roofwater HarvestingSystems: Social and Gender Analysis	Abstract	Full Document: (18pp, 180kb)
RN-RWH 02	Social and Gender Analysis: Findings from the Inception Phase	Abstract	Full Document: (18pp, 110kb)
RN-RWH 03	Rainwater Jar Programme in North East Thailand	Abstract	Full Document: (12pp, 120kb)
RN-RWH 04	About the the rainwater tank performance calculator	Abstract	Full Document: (12pp, 120kb)
RN-RWH 05	Domestic Water Supply using Runoff from the Roofs of Institutional Buildings	Abstract	Full Document: (12pp, 120kb)
Still, 2004	Strength of cementitious mortars: a literature review with special reference to weak mortars in tension	Abstract	Full Document: (25pp, 470kb)
Case Study 1	The Sri Lankan Pumpkin Tank		Full Document
Case Study 2	Underground Brick Dome Tank - Sri Lanka		Full Document
Case Study 3	3.0 cubic metre Brick Built Storage Tank, Sri Lanka		Full Document
Case Study 4	10,000 litre Partially Below Ground Tank, Sri Lanka		Full Document
Case Study 5	10 cubic metre ferrocement tank, Nagercoil, India		Full Document
Case Study 6	Underground rainwater storage cistern - 4 to 10 cubic metres, Uganda		Full Document
Case Study 7	10 cubic metre ferrocement water tank using former		Full Document
Case Study 8	Factory made tanks, 1 to 25m cubic metre capacity, New Zealand		Full Document
Case Study 9	RWH in the barrios of Tegucigalpa		Full Document
Case Study 10	Cement mortar jar, 1.0 cubic metre capacity		Full Document
Case Study 11	Twelve cubic metre ferrocement water tank, Thailand		Full Document
Case Study 12	Twelve and 14 cubic metre brick water tanks, Thailand		Full Document
Case Study 13	The Green Shop RWH systems, UK		Full Document
Case Study 14	Rainwater Harvesting in Cambodia - small storage capacity jars and tanks		Full Document
Case Study 15	Ferrocement tanks made with mould - UNICEF, India		Full Document
Case Study 16	Experimental Stabilised soil block tanks in Kampala, Uganda		Full Document
Case Study 19	Plastic lined bamboo tanks in India - 1,500 - 23,000 litre capacity		Full Document
Case Study 20	6000 litre Tarpaulin-lined Tank from Southern Uganda - ACORD from 1997		Full Document
Constantine, UGP, 2001	Undergraduate Project Report - Cracking in Waterproof Mortars	Abstract	Full Document: (78pp, 270kb)
Still, UGP, 2001	Undergraduate Project Report - Flow in Gutters & Downpipes	Abstract	Full Document: (78pp, 270kb)
Whitehead, UGP, 2001	Undergraduate Project Report - Development and Selection of Low Cost Handpumps for Domestic Rainwater Water Tanks in E. Africa	Abstract	Full Document: (65pp, 1.3Mb)
Manson, UGP, 2000	Undergraduate Project Report - Reducing Mixing Effects In Water Storage Tanks	Abstract	Full Document: (54pp, 360kb)
Turner, UGP, 2000	Undergraduate Project Report - Design of Rainwater Storage Tanks for use in Developing Countries	Abstract	Full Document: (72pp, 2.0Mb)