Abstract:
Rainwater harvesting technology is increasingly being practiced in Uganda as a means of curbing
the water scarcity challenge in the country. Busitema university-faculty of engineering and
technology found in eastern Uganda provides accommodation to students inside the campus but
biggest fraction of students resides in privately owned hostels outside the campus. One of home
state named Mr. Okello Kennedy installed a rainwater harvesting system for her household
members but the challenge discovered is that the system lacks a filtration unit yet members would
wish to use this water for potable purposes. This project therefore was focused on designing a
rainwater filter using local materials like sand, gravel, and activated carbon. This report is divided
into five chapters. Chapter One: This chapter contains the project background of the study, the
problem statement, the purpose of the study, justification of the study, the objectives of the project
and finally the scope and the limitations of the project Chapter Two: This chapter reviews all the
necessary literature relevant to Rooftop RWH system, it gives the different contaminants found in
rainwater, the major materials used in rainwater filter designing, different rainwater treatment
technologies available and water quality assessment. Chapter Three: This chapter describes all the
methodologies which were followed during the designing of the filter system following the
objectives including; raw water quality assessment, designing the system components,
constructing the different components and assembling them, evaluating the performance of the
system prototype. Chapter Four: This chapter gives the analysis and discussion of the results from
chapter three as per the objectives. Chapter Five: This chapter entails the conclusion on the results
from Chapter Four and the recommendations from the results.
