Model of use of rainwater in areas of extreme poverty

Abstract

The advantages of capturing rainwater in a natural environment are: extremely clean water compared to other sources of fresh water available, a resource essentially free and independent of usual suppliers and requiring simple infrastructure for its collection, storage and distribution.
The rainwater collection system allows storage and later treatment to be used for human consumption. This system is called CATDALL, which was the prototype final result of the development of the project, thanks to the support of the Fund for Research in Higher Education (FIES) and the Technological University of El Salvador (Utec).
The prototype can be replicable in other schools, which have water shortage under the circumstances or as a simple saving alternative taking advantage of a natural resource that is free.