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Collection of Data
Rainfall is the most unpredictable variable in the calculation of potential of

rainwater harvestable. The availability of rainfall data is fundamental for most

hydrological analysis and for the design and management of water resources. To

determine the potential amount of rainwater supply for a given catchment, reliable

data are required, preferably for a period of 10 years.

Stage 1. Collection of Rainfall Data from PAGASA

Rainfall data will be collected from Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and

Astronomical Station Administration at Western Philippines University Main

campus. Data to be collected includes monthly rainfall data and annual rainfall data

in a period of ten years.

Stage 2. Collection of Population Data

The water demand of Western Philippines University main campus will be

computed by per capita (per person per year/month). The number of student and the

number of employee at Western Philippines University Aborlan campus is the main

consumer of water particularly for flashing of toilet. The list on population of student

of Western Philippines University will be collected from the office of the University

Registrar. The list on population of employee of Western Philippines University main

campus will be collected from Human Resource office.

Stage 3. Collection of Roof Plan

The data of roof plan of buildings in Western Philippines University is owned

by the Physical Plant office. A letter will be send to the Physical Plant Office for asking

an autocad drawings of the vicinity map of Western Philippines University main

campus. The buildings to be include are listed below.

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24. Hometel

25. Physical Plant

26. Motorpool

27. DWAR-CET Staff Building

28. Power House

29. President’s Cottage

30. Ladies Dorm

31. Guest House

32. Post Harvest

33. Research Laboratory

34. Vermi Composting House

35. Supply Storage Building

36. Clonal Nursery Building

Estimation of Water Demand

After the collection of number of consumer of water in Western Philippines

University main campus, the water demand can be estimated by multiplying the

number of person to the amount of water needed per day or per month. For computing

the monthly consumption, only the number of school days is to be used. The formula

is given below.

𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑡ℎ𝑙𝑦 𝑑𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑑 = 𝑝𝑜𝑝𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑥 𝑝𝑒𝑟 𝑐𝑎𝑝𝑖𝑡𝑎 𝑑𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑑 x 20 days

The number of liters per day per capita varies depending on factor or purpose

for using water. It depends whether for domestic use, industrial, commercial, or for

public use. This research will be intended for public use.