Natural Water Retention Measures

Domestic rainwater harvesting in Malta

General

National Id:

Malta_02

Site name:

Gozo island

NUTS Code:

Malta

RBD code:

MTMALTA

Transboundary:

0

Data provider:

Elia Desmot, OIEau

Source(s):

An integrated approach towards assessing the feasibility of domestic rainwater harvesting in Malta

Non Conventional Water Resources Programme in Malta (Alter Aqua)

NWRM(s) implemented in the case study:

Rainwater Harvesting

Longitude:

14.58

Latitude:

35.83

Site information

Climate zone:

warm temperate dry

Mean rainfall:

600

Mean rainfall unit:

mm/year

Average temperature:

18

Type:

Case Study Info

Light or indepth?:

Light

Monitoring maintenance

Monitoring impacts effects:

0

Performance

Performance impact estimation method:

Laboratory

Biophysical impacts

Water quality overall improvements:

N/A info

Information on Water quality overall improvements:

Only water quantity is impacted

Soil quality overall soil improvements:

N/A info

Information on Soil quality overall soil improvements:

No soil involved

Lessons, risks, implications...

Success factor(s):

Financing:

Barrier:

Driver:

Socio-economic

Ecosystem improved biodiversity:

0

Information on Ecosystem improved biodiversity:

No biodiversity involved

Ecosystem provisioning services:

1

Information on Ecosystem provisioning services:

Improved access to water, increased water storage

Ecosystem impact climate regulation:

No specific impact

Information on Ecosystem impact climate regulation:

No specific action on water cycle

Policy, general governance and design targets

Policy description:

The Maltese Islands have limited freshwater resources and depend heavily on desalination. There is a need to secure water availability and facilitate sustainable development.

Policy pressure:

Policy requirement directive:

Policy impact:

Policy wider plan:

Policy area:

Policy target:

Target purpose
Oher Societal Benefits
Increase Water Storage
Runoff control

Design & implementations

Application scale:

Building

Performance timescale:

Immediate

Constraints:

The socio-economic costs of a lack of water sources is already bearing on the domestic, industrial, agriculture and tourism sectors of the economy.

Favourable preconditions:

In view of this, domestic rainwater harvesting would be a means of obtaining a secure freshwater supply

Design contractual arrangement:

Design consultation activity:

Design land use change:

Design authority:

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