Operating Instructions for the online tool “rainwater harvesting and demand simulation” - a.k.a. http://GetTanked.org

Accessed from either instance http://rainwater.vpac.org or http://rainwater.vulabs.net

Author Eric Laurentius Peterson ¹ ² *

¹ Adjunct Professor, Institute for Sustainability and Innovation, Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia

² Adjunct Senior Fellow, School of Civil Engineering, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia

These instructions are in support of the manuscript “Transcontinental assessment of secure rainwater harvesting systems across Australia”,

Submitted to Resources, Conservation & Recycling 29th December 2014, returned 20^th March with comments, resubmitted 20th April 2015.

Appendices A-H of output the online tool “rainwater harvesting and demand simulation” linked to from the website URL http://gettanked.org/, which serves only the Australian continent and Tasmania. This tool dynamically calculates the irrigation and evaporative cooling demands in addition to any particular per diem allocation of potable water. The analysis may be either from a finite storage tank of specified capacity, or drawn from water mains. Operating instructions are given at http://www.uq.id.au/e.peterson/GetTanked/GetTanked_instructions_20150420.pdf

Appendix A: Tropical group, Am and Aw monsoon and savanna climates, typified by Cairns and Bowen

Appendix B: BSk cold semi-arid (steppe) climate, typified by Mildura

Appendix C: BSh hot semi-arid climate, typified by Charleville

Appendix D: Desert group, BWh and BWk hot outback and cold nullarbor climates, typified by Woomera and Broken Hill

Appendix E: Csa west coast mediterranean climate, typified by Geraldton

Appendix F: Csb oceanic mediterranean climate, typified by Adelaide City

Appendix G: Cfa humid sub-tropical climate, Typified by Brisbane

Appendix H: Cfb maritime climate, typified by Melbourne

Appendix A: Tropical group, Am and Aw monsoon and savanna climates, typified by Cairns and Bowen

placename	dry epoch		climate	100m² 10kL 100L/d short	SLPD* (L/d)	Irrig † (L/d/m²)		pk. mo.	Cooling Design db/wb		ECDkW L/d/kW av:max		pk. mo.	TPIE ǂ total Pot. +Irrig +Evap (L/d)
COOKTOWN QLD	2002	2005	Aw	14%	87	3.6	:8	10	35.5	/26.6	8	:49	8	163	:309
CAIRNS QLD	2002	2005	Am	14%	71	3.5	:8	10	34.0	/24.9	9	:55	8	168	:329
DARWIN NT	1978	1981	Aw	27%	63	3.8	:7	9	35.4	/25.8	4	:25	7	153	:248
BOWEN QLD	2001	2004	Aw	41%	51	4.0	:7	11	33.8	/26.7	13	:67	8	187	:372
GOVE NT	1951	1954	Aw	44%	51	3.6	:6	10	33.5	/26.1	5	:23	8	151	:233
PORT KEATS NT	1991	1994	Aw	41%	47	4.2	:8	10	38.1	/27.4	6	:36	7	163	:273
NORMANTON QLD	1970*	1973*	Aw	41%	46	5.0	:9	10	39.1	/23.9	8	:38	7,11	176	:278
GEORGETOWN QL	1969	1972	Aw	41%	46	5.0	:9	10	39.9	/23.5	10	:47	7	185	:309
TOWNSVILLE QLD	1993	1996	Aw	34%	44	4.1	:9	1,10	35.0	/24.0	12	:66	7	184	:369
TINDAL NT	1961	1964	Aw	34%	43	4.7	:8	10	40.1	/26.3	9	:43	6,10	179	:295
* Normanton’s epoch 1970-‘73 caused a failure of evaporative cooling calculations, so years 2006-2009 used for ECDkW and TPIE results.

Appendix B: BSk cold semi-arid (steppe) climate, typified by Mildura

placename	dry epoch		climate	100m² 10kL 100L/d short	SLPD* (L/d)	Irrig † (L/d/m²)		pk. mo.	Cooling Design db/wb		ECDkW L/d/kW av:max		pk. mo.	TPIE ‡ total Pot. +Irrig +Evap (L/d)
KYANCUTTA SA	2006	2009	BSk	34%	65	3.7	:10	1	43.6	/22.4	9	:45	10,12	170	:293
NORSEMAN WA	1971*	1974*	BSk	34%	62	3.7	:9	12	40.7	/22.7	9	:53	12,3	169	:318
LAKE GRACE WA	1972	1975	BSk	27%	62	3.4	:9	12	39.3	/21.1	8	:51	3,12	163	:323
SOUTHERN CROSS	1976	1979	BSk	41%	59	4.0	:9	1	40.8	/20.1	8	:50	11,4	168	:310
WAILLTON VIC	1981	1984	BSk	21%	56	2.9	:9	12	40.5	/21.6	7	:52	12,2	155	:327
MILDURA VIC	2006	2009	BSk	55%	51	3.9	:9	1	41.9	/21.3	8	:43	12	166	:293
SWAN HILL VIC	1981	1984	BSk	27%	49	3.5	:9	1	41.3	/21.6	8	:40	12,3	162	:290
RENMARK WA	2002	2005	BSk	48%	45	3.8	:10	1	41.1	/20.7	10	:51	3,12	172	:306
* Norseman’s dry epoch 1971-1974 caused a failure of evaporative cooling calculations, so year 2006-2009 used for ECDkW and TPIE results.

Appendix C: BSh hot semi-arid climate, typified by Charleville

placename	dry epoch		climate	100m² 10kL 100L/d short	SLPD* (L/d)	Irrig † (L/d/m²)		pk. mo.	Cooling Design db/wb		ECDkW L/d/kW av:max		pk. mo.	TPIE ‡ total Pot. +Irrig +Evap (L/d)
TENNANT CREEK N	1985	1988	BSh	48%	76	5.6	:9	11	41.5	/21.4	10	:33	1	193	:287
CUNNAMULLA QLD	2005	2008	BSh	34%	66	4.8	:9	1,10	43.1	/22.2	8	:40	9,4	127	:233
DALWALLINU WA	1976	1979	BSh	27%	63	4.1	:10	1	41.7	/21.3	8	:39	11,4	168	:288
QUILPIE QLD	2005	2008	BSh	34%	60	5.1	:9	1,10	43.2	/25.2	9	:41	5,9,1	183	:286
COBAR NSW	2005	2008	BSh	41%	57	4.4	:9	1	41.9	/20.5	7	:38	10,4	168	:304
EMERALD QLD	2002	2005	BSh	27%	52	4.6	:9	11	40.1	/24.7	10	:50	8,5	182	:313
KUNUNURRA WA	1985	1988	BSh	41%	51	5.4	:9	10	42.5	/27.6	7	:25	7,10	179	:269
WYNDHAM WA	1989*	1992*	BSh	34%	51	5.6	:9	10	42.1	/27.4	6	:29	7,10	173	:280
CHARLEVILLE QLD	1991	1994	BSh	41%	50	4.7	:9	1	39.8	/21.4	11	:55	9,5	186	:341
KALGOORLIE WA	1976	1979	BSh	55%	45	4.2	:9	1	41.0	/20.4	8	:45	10,4	169	:295
WINTON QLD	1982	1985	BSh	55%	45	5.3	:9	12	42.6	/23.1	10	:49	8,5,1	189	:311
MOUNT ISA QLD	1985	1988	BSh	48%	44	5.5	:9	1,10	41.2	/22.5	11	:50	8,1	193	:315
BROOME WA	1992	1995	BSh	51%	38	5.1	:9	11,3	38.6	/22.9	9	:43	7	182	:295
CURTIN WA	1971	1974	BSh	41%	37	5.2	:9	10	41.0	/24.2	8	:37	7,11	179	:272
RICHMOND QLD	2002	2005	BSh	48%	36	5.5	:9	10,3	41.7	/23.4	11	:45	7	195	:299
LONGREACH QLD	2002	2005	BSh	55%	32	5.5	:9	12	42.5	/21.9	11	:48	8,5	195	:310
* Wyndham’s epoch 1989-1992 caused a failure of evaporative cooling calculations, so years 2006-2009 used for ECDkW and TPIE results.

Appendix D: Desert group, BWh and BWk hot outback and cold nullarbor climates, typified by Woomera and Broken Hill

placename	dry epoch		climate	100m² 10kL 100L/d short	SLPD* (L/d)	Irrig † (L/d/m²)		pk. mo.	Cooling Design db/wb		ECDkW L/d/kW av:max		pk. mo.	TPIE ‡ total Pot. +Irrig +Evap (L/d)
LEARMOUTH WA	1978	1981	BWh	55%	47	5.3	:10	12	42.1	/23.6	9	:38	9,5,2	185	:288
URANDANGI QLD	1989	1992	BWh	48%	44	5.6	:9	12	43.7	/23.9	10	:44	8,1	191	:295
CARNARVON WA	1988	1991	BWh	62%	42	4.6	:9	12	40.9	/20.5	7	:41	5,10	171	:284
FORREST WA	1977	1980	BWh	62%	42	4.1	:10	1	41.8	/19.5	10	:46	10,3	176	:303
MEEKATHARRA W	1969	1972	BWh	55%	41	5.1	:9	12	41.7	/20.1	8	:36	1,9,4	179	:285
WINDORAH QLD	1969	1972	BWh	55%	38	5.3	:10	1	43.0	/22.1	10	:41	5,9,1	188	:298
LEONORA WA	1976	1979	BWh	55%	37	4.8	:9	1	43.2	/20.1	7	:39	4,10	174	:284
WOOMERA SA	2006	2009	BWh	62%	36	4.6	:10	1	42.7	/20.3	7	:37	10,4	170	:299
BOULIA QLD	2006	2009	BWh	62%	35	5.6	:10	10,3	43.7	/24.4	10	:36	8,5,1	190	:299
BROKEN HILL NSW	1981	1984	BWk	55%	35	4.1	:9	1	42.0	/22.2	8	:42	3,10	167	:286
BIRDSVILLE QLD	1971	1974	BWh	55%	30	5.1	:10	12	44.7	/22.7	8	:34	9,1,5	179	:297
PORT HEDLAND W	1971	1974	BWh	62%	27	5.5	:10	11	43.1	/22.4	9	:33	7	186	:294
ROEBOURNE WA	1982	1985	BWh	62%	26	5.9	:10	12	43.9	/23.1	9	:29	8,1	190	:291

Appendix E: Csa west coast mediterranean climate, typified by Geraldton

placename	dry epoch		climate	100m² 10kL 100L/d short	SLPD* (L/d)	Irrig † (L/d/m²)		pk. mo.	Cooling Design db/wb		ECDkW L/d/kW av:max		pk. mo.	TPIE ‡ total Pot. +Irrig +Evap (L/d)
MANDURA WA	1977	1980	Csa	21%	76	3.3	:9	1	37.0	/21.8	7	:43	4,12	157	:296
PERTH ARPT WA	1994	1997	Csa	27%	69	3.6	:9	1	39.7	/21.3	7	:42	11,3	162	:295
LANCELIN WA	1994	1997	Csa	27%	63	3.4	:9	1	38.0	/20.1	7	:43	3,1	158	:305
GERALDTON WA	1976	1979	Csa	27%	60	4.0	:9	12	41.4	/20.9	8	:39	11,4	167	:280
PERTH CITY WA	1993	1996	Csa	21%	59	3.4	:9	1	38.1	/20.8	7	:42	12	158	:293

Appendix F: Csb oceanic mediterranean climate, typified by Adelaide City

placename	dry epoch		climate	100m² 10kL 100L/d short	SLPD* (L/d)	Irrig † (L/d/m²)		pk. mo.	Cooling Design db/wb		ECDkW L/d/kW av:max		pk. mo.	TPIE ‡ total Pot. +Irrig +Evap (L/d)
CURRIE TAS	1981	1984	Csb	0%	120	1.6	:7	1	27.7	/20.0	3	:99	2	125	:483
MT GAMBIER SA	1981	1984	Csb	0%	114	2.1	:9	1	37.8	/18.4	5	:55	1	138	:343
ALBANY WA	1994	1997	Csb	0%	110	2.3	:9	1	33.4	/20.3	7	:77	1,4	146	:427
MT. LOFTY SA	2006	2009	Csb	0%	100	2.9	:9	1	38.1	/19.9	6	:48	1	150	:322
LAVERTON VIC	1981	1984	Csb	7%	99	2.5	:9	1	38.1	/20.7	5	:60	11,2	143	:348
ADELAIDE CITY SA	1976	1979	Csb	7%	95	3.1	:9	1	37.1	/20.0	5	:48	1	150	:317
CAPE LEEUWIN WA	2001	2004	Csb	21%	94	2.6	:8	12	27.4	/17.4	3	:71	2,4	135	:395
MORUYA HDS NSW	1979	1982	Csb	7%	88	2.5	:8	12	32.1	/20.6	5	:89	2,9	142	:450
ESPERANCE WA	1972	1975	Csb	7%	87	2.9	:9	12	38.1	/21.4	8	:53	12	157	:327
KATANNING WA	1977	1980	Csb	21%	81	3.0	:9	1	37.7	/22.0	9	:55	12	161	:341
ADELAIDE ARPT SA	2006	2009	Csb	27%	73	3.3	:9	1	39.4	/20.8	6	:44	1	153	:304
NEPTUNE ISL SA	2006	2009	Csb	21%	63	2.6	:7	1	28.7	/19.2	3	:84	1	136	:444

Appendix G: Cfa humid sub-tropical climate, Typified by Brisbane

placename	dry epoch		climate	100m² 10kL 100L/d short	SLPD* (L/d)	Irrig † (L/d/m²)		pk. mo.	Cooling Design db/wb		ECDkW L/d/kW		pk. mo.	TPIE ‡ total Pot. +Irrig +Evap (L/d)
CAPE MORETON QLD	2000	2003	Cfa	0%	159	3.0	:8	1	30.2	/23.8	7	:63	11,4	153	:335
SYDNEY CITY NSW	1979	1982	Cfa	0%	132	2.9	:8	12	33.9	/21.8	6	:53	3,9	150	:328
WILLIAMTOWN NSW	1979	1982	Cfa	0%	129	2.9	:9	12	37.8	/24.0	8	:56	4,12	156	:334
NEWCASTLE NSW	1979	1982	Cfa	0%	125	2.7	:8	12	34.0	/22.2	5	:67	9,3	143	:362
SYDNEY ARPT NSW	1979	1982	Cfa	0%	125	2.9	:9	12	35.6	/23.2	6	:53	3,9	151	:326
COFFS HARBOUR NSW	1979	1982	Cfa	0%	117	2.7	:8	12	32.8	/22.9	9	:75	4,12	159	:409
MARYBOROUGH QLD	1979	1982	Cfa	0%	111	3.2	:8	11	34.3	/25.3	16	:89	9,5	189	:440
BANKSTOWN NSW	1979	1982	Cfa	0%	100	3.0	:9	12	37.7	/23.0	8	:56	4,10	158	:336
BURRINJUCK NSW	2006	2009	Cfa	0%	100	3.2	:9	1	39.1	/23.3	7	:52	10,12,3	158	:323
ARCHERFIELD QLD	1993	1996	Cfa	7%	98	3.3	:9	12	35.4	/22.9	13	:69	9,4	178	:378
GOLD COAST QLD	1996	1999	Cfa	7%	98	2.8	:7	12	31.7	/23.8	10	:85	4,11	163	:445
COONABARABRAN NS	2002	2005	Cfa	7%	96	3.3	:8	1	38.0	/21.8	13	:68	3,11	180	:386
BRISBANE QLD	1993	1996	Cfa	7%	96	3.1	:8	12	33.7	/22.5	13	:77	4,9	175	:418
COOLANGATTA QLD	2001	2004	Cfa	7%	89	2.9	:8	1	32.2	/23.7	12	:90	11,4	170	:445
YOUNG NSW	2006	2009	Cfa	14%	86	3.1	:9	1	38.1	/21.4	9	:67	12,3	164	:371
WAGGA WAGGA NSW	2006	2009	Cfa	14%	79	3.6	:9	1	40.8	/20.3	8	:54	10,3	164	:335
SCONE NSW	1979	1982	Cfa	7%	78	3.4	:9	12	39.4	/23.3	10	:60	4,10	170	:339
MOREE NSW	2002	2005	Cfa	7%	78	4.1	:9	1	39.6	/23.1	10	:55	10,4	177	:323
ROMA QLD	2001	2004	Cfa	21%	76	4.3	:9	1	39.6	/22.7	11	:57	9,4	182	:343
GAYNDAH QLD	2005	2008	Cfa	7%	76	3.8	:8	12	37.7	/25.6	14	:63	5,9	188	:358
MUDGEE NSW	1979	1982	Cfa	7%	69	3.3	:9	12	37.4	/22.5	10	:70	3,10	169	:389
NULLO MTNS NSW	1979	1982	Cfa	14%	68	3.1	:8	12	36.4	/21.1	10	:66	3,12	167	:381
ST LAWRENCE QLD	2001	2004	Cfa	27%	65	4.1	:8	11	35.7	/25.3	14	:59	8,5	190	:341
GLADSTONE QLD	2001	2004	Cfa	21%	64	4.1	:8	11	35.2	/24.7	11	:48	8,5	178	:306
ROCKHAMPTON QLD	2001	2004	Cfa	27%	64	4.2	:9	12	38.2	/25.7	12	:51	8	183	:325

Appendix H: Cfb maritime climate, typified by Melbourne

(First of two pages) placename	dry epoch		climate	100m² 10kL 100L/d short	SLPD* (L/d)	Irrig † (L/d/m²)		pk. mo.	Cooling Design db/wb		ECDkW L/d/kW av:max		pk. mo.	TPIE ‡ total Pot. +Irrig +Evap (L/d)
PALMERS LOOKOUT T	2006	2009	Cfb	0%	172	1.7	:7	1	26.4	/17.9	2	:82	1	124	:436
CAPE BRUNY TAS	1988	1991	Cfb	0%	161	1.5	:7	1	26.4	/16.4	2	:71	1	120	:397
WONTHAGGI VIC	1971	1974	Cfb	0%	157	1.9	:8	1	32.5	/21.7	7	:87	3	143	:436
GELLIBRAND VIC	2005	2008	Cfb	0%	153	2.0	:8	1	33.6	/18.9	4	:67	3,12	134	:380
WILSONS PROM VIC	2006	2009	Cfb	0%	146	2.0	:8	1	30.9	/20.3	3	:77	12,3	131	:407
LATROBE VALLEY VIC	1971	1974	Cfb	0%	142	2.1	:8	12	33.6	/21.4	7	:68	3,12	145	:388
CAPE OTWAY VIC	2006	2009	Cfb	0%	138	2.0	:8	1	31.4	/18.8	3	:90	10,3,1	131	:459
MAATSUYKER ISL TAS	2006	2009	Cfb	0%	138	1.5	:7	2	26.0	/14.9			NaN	120	:401
GABO ISLAND VIC	1979	1982	Cfb	0%	137	2.0	:6	1	25.7	/20.1	2	:101	1	128	:494
CAPE GRIM TAS	2003	2006	Cfb	0%	125	1.6	:6	1	23.0	/17.6	1	:67	2	111	:153
WYNYARD TAS	2006	2009	Cfb	0%	123	1.8	:7	1	26.4	/17.5	3	:90	1,11	129	:479
KATOOMBA NSW	1979	1982	Cfb	0%	121	2.3	:8	12	32.2	/18.8	7	:81	12	146	:441
LAUNCESTON TAS	1982	1985	Cfb	0%	117	2.0	:7	1	29.8	/18.7	8	:115	2	148	:555
WARRNAMBOOL VIC	1981	1984	Cfb	0%	117	2.0	:8	1	36.5	/21.1	4	:65	2,11	133	:374
CERBERUS VIC	2006	2009	Cfb	0%	113	2.2	:9	1	35.8	/21.3	5	:63	3	138	:364
SHEOAKS VIC	2006	2009	Cfb	0%	109	3.3	:9	12	35.8	/20.2	7	:63	1,3	148	:368
MORTLAKE VIC	1981	1984	Cfb	0%	109	2.2	:9	2	36.0	/20.9	5	:61	2	140	:365
HOBART CITY TAS	2006	2009	Cfb	0%	108	2.2	:8	1	30.5	/17.9	5	:97	1	141	:490
RHYLL VIC	2006	2009	Cfb	0%	108	2.2	:9	1	34.5	/21.4	5	:59	3	138	:347
MOUNT BOYCE NSW	1979	1982	Cfb	0%	106	2.4	:8	12	32.0	/18.8	7	:85	12	149	:443

Appendix H continued: Page two of two maritime climate placename	dry epoch		climate	100m² 10kL 100L/d short	SLPD* (L/d)	Irrig † (L/d/m²)		pk. mo.	Cooling Design db/wb		ECDkW L/d/kW av:max		pk. mo.	TPIE ‡ total Pot. +Irrig +Evap (L/d)
NOWRA NSW	1979	1982	Cfb	0%	104	2.8	:8	12	35.1	/21.9	7	:55	12,3	153	:335
ULLADULLA NSW	1979	1982	Cfb	0%	104	2.5	:8	12	33.0	/21.4	7	:75	12,3	150	:403
MOORABBIN VIC	2006	2009	Cfb	0%	104	2.5	:9	1	37.3	/21.4	6	:57	1,3	146	:344
EDDYSTONE PT TAS	1997	2000	Cfb	0%	104	2.1	:7	12	25.3	/18.6	2	:80	2,12	126	:422
MELBOURNE VIC	2006	2009	Cfb	0%	104	2.9	:9	1	37.5	/20.9	5	:47	3,1	147	:309
HAMILTON VIC	1981	1984	Cfb	0%	104	2.2	:8	1	37.1	/19.5	6	:57	2,12	145	:336
MT. WELLINGTON Ts	1967	1970	Cfb	0%	100	2.1	:8	1	30.9	/18.6	6	:109	1	142	:534
DEVONPORT TAS	2006	2009	Cfb	7%	96	2.0	:6	1	25.4	/18.0	2	:89	2	127	:469
EAST SALE VIC	2005	2008	Cfb	7%	90	2.4	:8	1	34.6	/21.5	9	:83	1	154	:428
BOMBALA NSW	1903	1906	Cfb	7%	87	2.2	:6	1	30.1	/20.0	13	:113	1	168	:531
MANGALORE VIC	2006	2009	Cfb	14%	84	3.1	:9	1	39.6	/22.0	8	:59	12,3	159	:349
GEELONG VIC	2006	2009	Cfb	14%	84	2.4	:9	1	37.1	/20.6	5	:62	3,11	142	:358
ARARAT VIC	1981	1984	Cfb	7%	83	2.5	:9	1	37.0	/20.3	7	:67	12,2	149	:376
BRAIDWOOD NSW	1979	1982	Cfb	14%	83	2.5	:8	12	33.4	/19.7	9	:86	12,2	158	:456
BEGA NSW	1979	1982	Cfb	14%	82	2.7	:9	1	36.6	/22.4	12	:78	3,12	170	:411
GOULBURN VIC	1979	1982	Cfb	7%	82	2.7	:8	12	35.4	/21.1	9	:73	12	159	:396
BATHURST NSW	1981	1984	Cfb	7%	77	2.7	:8	1	36.0	/21.7	9	:71	12	160	:397
CANBERRA ACT	1979	1982	Cfb	7%	73	2.9	:8	1	36.1	/20.9	10	:72	12	164	:390
HOBART ARPT TAS	2006	2009	Cfb	14%	73	2.3	:8	1	30.7	/18.5	5	:110	12,3	142	:535