Best practices for water management at a household and residential layout-level in Bangalore - A note by Biome

These two documents enlist best practices in urban water management, based on the experiences of Biome Solutions, and are relevant for households in a gated layout/group housing complex, where the water sourcing, supply and management is in the hands of the layout and there is no connection to the the local water supply authority.

The best practices at a household level cover details ranging from roofing practices, plumbing practices, water efficiency and fixtures, rainwater harvesting, recharge wells and sumps, groundwater use, water quality and treatment, grey water reuse and waste water treatment, solid waste management, landscaping and behavioural changes.

The best practices at a layout/complex level cover details ranging from inventory of water sources, infrastructure maintenance and documentation, data metrics and pricing of water, communication and engagement with the community, rainwater harvesting at a community level, landscape and catchment management, borewell maintenance and management, waste water treatment and building capacity of human resources.

Related Content: A case study report by Biome Environmental Solutions, which gives an account of Rainbow Drive Layout Plot Owners' Association's (POA) work on Integrated Urban Water Management, in Bangalore (Karnataka).

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