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Rainwater collection makes sense Plants grow better Your water pipes get not clogged up Save money on your water bill Click here to see a video series a lot of facts, suggestions, rainwater tips rainwater systems, what to look for, what to expect... Videos about Rainwater collecting |
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Rainwater harvesting has a long history. Over 5000 years people have been collecting rainwater, storing it, and use it for different purposes.
It can be used as drinking water, but you have to filter it before. Rainwater from a roof will have very different qualities, but we recommend water treatment with filters before drinking it. Rainwater will pick up pollutants while running down your roof: Mercury from coal burning buildings and power plants, dioxins, bird and other animal feces. Some rooftop materials leach out chemicals that would be harmful to human health as drinking water, but using this water in flushing toilets, watering your garden flowers, and washing your car is still a good rainwater usage. |
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The best thing about Rainwater collection is that the availability of drinking water is more secure. Put good water in the soil and your vegetables grow better, urban greenery balances heat and pollution. More water in the subsoil water level fills up our aquifers. Household rainfall catchment systems are always helpful, if you have a well, if you are on public water supply, or you have no other accessible water sources. With an rainwater tank you can actively be part of groundwater recharge. |
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Rainwater harvesting systems are very simple to construct. Tanks can be built out of cinder-blocks or brigs are good weather resistant materials. There are several types of systems to harvest rainwater, ranging from very simple home systems to complex industrial systems. The rate at which water can be collected from either system is dependent on the plan area of the system, its efficiency, and the intensity of rainfall.
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At Bear Springs Blossom Nature Preserve we collect rainwater for over a decade. On the other side of the house we have constructed a low cost 760 gallon tank out of cinder-blocks with a liner in it. Gravity feeds a faucet. A house-water pump brings the rainwater to the other faucets with just the right pressure. Of course, all powered by solar energy. Our plants love it and grow much better than with our very hard well water! |
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