Rainwater catchment systems and rainwater utilization in a university

Comprehensive rainwater utilization can be realized through the introduction of rainwater catchment systems in the new campus of the Faculty of Agriculture, Kinki University. For example, Tameike, regulation pond against peak flood discharge and the laboratory of rainwater utilization in an artificial desert. The construction of the Agricultural Faculty of Kinki University in the Tomio area in Nara city,Nara Prefecture, was a very good chance to introduce various rainwater catchment systems and laboratory of rainwater utilization, which collects rainwater from the roofs of vinyl houses. This paper shows an example of the comprehensive rainwater utilization, namely rainwater storage for drought, flood control, and set up of the new laboratory to study the rainwater utilization in an artificial desert.