• Journal of Korean Society of Water and Wastewater
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• v.22 no.2
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• pp.233-238
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• 2008

Recently, rainwater harvesting facilities have increasingly constructed mainly in elementary schools and government buildings. Nevertheless, few methods are available for efficient planning and design of rainwater harvesting facilities by considering the weather conditions and purpose of rainwater management in each site, which may lead to a construction of uneconomic facilities. The current method estimates the size of rainwater storage tank by multiplying the size of building or plottage with a certain ratio and has many limitations. In this study, we first developed a method for planning and design of rainwater storage facilities using $Rainstock^{TM}$ model, which is based on mass balance, and economic analysis. Then, the model was applied for the design of a rainwater harvesting facility in a building with the catchment area of $1,000m^2$. The model calculation indicated that the economic feasibility of rainwater harvesting depends on not only the size of storage tank but also the water usage rate. When the water usage rate is $1m^3/day$, the rainwater harvesting facility is not cost-effective regardless of the size of the storage tank. With increasing the water usage rate, the economical efficiency of the facility was improved for a specific size of the storage tank. Based on the model calculation, the optimum tank sizes for $5m^3/day$ and $10m^3/day$ of water usage rates were $24m^3$ and $57m^3$, respectively. It is expected that the model is useful for optimization of rainwater storage facilities in planning and designing steps.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.18 no.2
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• pp.109-114
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• 2013

In Cukhe, a village located in the outskirts of Hanoi, Vietnam, people suffer from a shortage of high-quality water due to an arsenic contaminated supply water resource. We installed catchments, filters and settled tanks in the existing rainwater harvesting facility to improve water quality, and ten portable rainwater tanks to provide good-quality drinking water to the poor households and kindergartens in the dry season. The triple bottom line considerations, as well as the environmental, economic, and social impacts of the rainwater harvesting (RWH) systems are examined. RWH is a sustainable method to obtain good-quality drinking water at low cost and with little energy expenditure. Education of the system also encourages that continuation of the system and expansion can lead into economic prosperity, as the safe drinking water can be sold to the community. Hence, RWH is a unique proposal as sustainable drinking supply water for improving the lives and health of residents in Cukhe and other sites where water supply sources are contaminated.

• Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.39-47
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• 2010

In order to examine the effect of impermeable surface (rooftop, outdoor parking lot) and rainwater infiltration facilities on runoff pH, pH was measured. pH measurement spots were splash blocks accepted roof runoff of 3 sites, infiltration boxes and trenches accepted parking lot runoff and plastic rainwater harvesting facility accepted roof runoff. These measurements were operated at 3 housing complexes from 2006 to 2009. The rainwater runoff pH was influenced by the quality of the runoff surface material (concrete), the age of the building, waterproofing methods according to each housing site, antecedent rainfall conditions and others. Rain garden, infiltration boxes and trenches decreased the alkalinity of runoff by detention and infiltrating the roof and outdoor parking lot runoff. These results mean that decentralized rainwater management facilities of housing complexes can reduce effect on the outskirt aquatic ecosystem by the accumulation of substances causing pH rising in the infiltration facilities and rain garden.

• Land and Housing Review
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• v.2 no.4
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• pp.503-507
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• 2011

There was a plan to develop a low-carbon green village(approximately $400,000m^2$) in A city, a new town. Restoration of water cycle is essential for creation of the low-carbon green village. Therefore, installation plan of LID-decentralized rainwater management facilities for natural water cycle was established for creation of the low-carbon green village. Analyses on effect of the water cycle were performed in conditions of before, after developing the low-carbon green village and after installing the LID facilities(rain garden, constructed wetland, rainwater harvesting facility, etc.) using SWMM-LID model developed by EPA. Due to the characteristic of permeable area before development and significant green spaces after development, installation plan of LID facilities to restore the water cycle did not show an obvious effect. However, potential of the hydrological cycle could be seen by the installation of the LID facilities.

• Journal of Korean Society of Water and Wastewater
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• v.25 no.6
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• pp.935-947
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• 2011

In the era of climate change, the feasibility of a 'multi-functional storage facility' was evaluated in terms of various key performance indices such as flooding prevention effects, urban pollution reduction effects, and rainwater harvesting effects. As a result, the Korea Ministry of Environment introduced a new concept of 'multi-functional storage facility' for sewer flooding prevention and urban non-point pollution reduction. Prior to introducing these infrastructure (a large underground storage facility), the more details were needed to be examined carefully in all of technical aspects of construction and management. It was also well known that the validity of installation of 'multi-functional storage facility' was sometimes weakened because of a low B/C ratio.

• Journal of Korean Society of Water and Wastewater
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• v.24 no.6
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• pp.691-701
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• 2010

As the water-cycle is transformed by increasing of the impermeable area in process of urbanization, decentralized rainwater management facilities(infiltration, harvesting and retention facilities) as source control are considered to be a method of restoring water-cycle of urban and reducing runoff. SWMM model was used to analyse the change of water-cycle structure before and after development in A new town watershed. Modified SWMM code was developed to apply infiltration facilities. The modified SWMM was used to analyse the change of water-cycle before and after infiltration trench setup in AJ subcatchment. Changes of the impervious area by development and consequent increase in runoff were analyzed. These analyses were performed by a day rainfall during ten years from 1998 to 2007. According to the results, surface runoff increased from 51.85% to 65.25 %, and total infiltration volume decreased from 34.15 % to 21.08 % in A newtown watershed. If more than 80 infiltration trenches are constructed in AJ subcatchment, the low flow and the drought flow increases by around 47%, 44%, separately. The results of this study, infiltration trench is interpreted to be an effective infiltration facility to restore water-cycle in new town.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2015.05a
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• pp.457-457
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• 2015

최근, 우리나라에서는 효과적인 수자원 관리와 추가적인 수원 확보 차원에서 빗물 재이용에 관한 관심이 크게 증대되고 있다. 하지만 국내의 관련된 제도와 기술 지침은 단지 규제 측면에서 빗물이용시설을 설치하도록 제시하고 있어 빗물이용시설의 실제 사용을 고려한 계획이 배제되어 있다. 본 연구의 목적은 실용적인 빗물이용시설의 계획을 위해 SWMM을 이용하여 빗물 재이용의 수요(빗물 재이용 목표량)와 공급(연간 강우량과 패턴)을 반영한 설계 방법을 제시하는 것이다. 이를 위해 SWMM 내에 구현되어 있는 빗물통 모의에 관한 수식을 이용하되, 수식을 목적에 맞도록 일부 변형하여 활용하였다. 그리고 빗물이용시설의 규모는 설정한 목표량을 만족할 수 있는 최소의 크기로 결정하는 것이 적절하고, 장기간의 강우자료를 이용한 물수지 석이 요구되므로 이를 고려하였다. 본 연구에서 제시한 빗물이용시설의 설계 방법은 송산 그린시티 동측지구에 계획된 빗물이용시설의 규모 결정에 활용되었다. 빗물 재이용의 목표량이 일정한 경우, 빗물이용시설의 크기가 커질수록 빗물 재이용 가능량은 로그함수의 형태로 증가하여, 빗물이용시설이 특정 규모 이상으로 커지더라도 빗물 재이용 가능량은 더 이상 증가하지 않는 임계점이 나타난다(그림 1). 따라서 빗물이용시설은 이러한 임계점이 나타나는 규모 정도로 설계하는 것이 합리적이다. 본 연구에서 제시한 빗물 재이용을 고려한 빗물이용시설의 계획은 빗물이용시설을 보다 합리적으로 계획하는데 도움을 줄 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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• v.34 no.9
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• pp.623-629
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• 2012

The objective was to evaluate the quality of harvested rainwater of the roofing materials used and the presence of lichens/mosses on the roofing surface. This experiment was studied in the field where five pilot structures with different roofing materials (i.e., wooden shingle tiles, wooden shingle tiles (including mosses), concrete tiles, clay tiles [Gi-Wa] and slate tiles) were installed. As a result, the clay tiles [Gi-Wa] was found to be the most suitable for rainwater harvesting applications. It was due to the disinfection from ultraviolet light and high temperature according to characteristic of roofing materials. Comparison with quality of rainwater on that wooden shingle tiles with and without including mosses, which may affect the concentration of and wooden shingle tiles including mosses, mosses may affect concentration of TOC, nitrate, and sulfate. Additionally, the average concentration of asbestos was determined to be measured at $0.002/cm^3$ for the slate tiles. The value satisfied with it met the Ministry of Environment's Multi-use facility standard and Ministry of Labor's Office standard ($0.01/cm^3$).

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2021.06a
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• pp.416-416
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• 2021

본 연구에서는 벽면을 통해 빗물을 모을 수 있는 수직 빗물수집장치을 개발하고, 기상 자료를 이용하여 장치의 성능을 모의해보았다. 빗물수집장치는 높이에 따라 총 3 가지 유형(1.00 m, 1.50 m, 2.00 m)으로 제작되었다. 본 연구는 빗물수집장치에 의해 모을 수 있는 빗물의 양을 추정하고 실제로 측정한 값과 비교해보았다. 빗물의 양을 추정하는 과정에서는 Cho et al. (2020)이 제안한 차단량 추정식을 이용하였다. 기상 자료를 관측하기 위한 장치로는 BloomSky 기상 관측 장치를 이용하였다. 수직 빗물수집장치와 BloomSky 기상 관측 장치는 고려대학교 공학관 옥상에 설치되었다. 본 연구에서는 2020 년 6 월 10 일부터 2020 년 9 월 7 일까지 총 16 개의 강우사상에 대한 빗물수집장치에 모이는 빗물의 양과 기상 자료를 관측하여 이용하였다. 그 결과, 빗물수집장치의 빗물의 양을 추정한 결과는 실제로 관측된 결과와 유사한 것으로 확인되었다. 16개의 강우사상에 대한 빗물집수량의 추정 결과와 관측 결과의 평균은 각각 1.770 mm/hr·m² 및 1.878 mm/hr·m²로 계산되었다. 표준 편차의 경우, 추정 결과는 1.269 mm/hr·m², 관측 결과는 1.181 mm/hr·m²로 나타났다.