Harvesting rain water

I think we could all learn a lesson from those that use natural resources in an intelligent way. We should all be doing more to make the world a little cleaner, and I of course mean I should be doing more. I take a bit of inspiration from articles like this.

do you know who holds your water rights???

When i am just a kid, my teacher thought us many things about science and o0ne of them is the water cycle.

In this, we already know that many impurities are being evaporated with the water.

Chemistry is one of them and the chemical impurities affect the rain viscosity and density.

That is the reason why the US Government save some money and fund for the rain recovery in the clouds that will make rain free from acids.

I wonder at Utah's policy on rainfall. If they own the rainfall on their land who is in charge of counting the drops to figure out how much money they make on a rainy day. This guy should have stood his ground as the rain didn't fall on government land it fell on his property so inevitably the rain gathered on his roof therefore surely belonged to him !!! He should be given credit for his genius and should be encouraged into marketing has idea, Hats off to him i say.

I can't believe they shut that guy down for using the water from his own roof...sounds like the water company had some power in that town...I guess they were losing too much revenue...how absurd...

On a more positive note, when I was a kid, my dad built a cistern to catch the water from the barn roof. This water storage system supplied a household of eleven people. I learned a lot about being off the grid from my father and am so greatful for his ingenuity... the 'good old American way'...that was a long time ago...what happened to those days..?

The ideas are out there. The technology is available. We just have to decide if we're ready to say goodbye to oil.

thank you for adding this worldpeace! yes, we do have solutions!

home builders need to be encouraged to use these types of practices in new homes. energy efficient, solar, wind, utilizing natural air flow for ventilation(heating/cooling). we can add waste water conservation to the package.

Thanks for the links. I agree. I have posted here several times about using grey water. Many states have laws about grey water so if building folks need to check.

Even if grey water was just used in flusing and watering non edible plants it would save so much.

Water and the air we breathe are just taken for granted.

.Thanks WorldPeace....once again everyone must realize that water is the lifeblood of the Universe....I hope that it does not go the way of oil...controlled and manipulated for profit and greed.....Golden Ruler...Will....

at least dude is appreciating rain when it does rain, we take rain for granted for us people who gets showers...and i'm not talking about severe rain but
he's not taking it for granted

The waste water from the washer can be directed into a regular rigid drain pipe inside the house and through the wall to the outside. Attach flexible tubing once it is outside so it can be moved to each plant like a water hose. Bath water can be drained for landscape use with a pond pump. It is a little bit of work but if you have ever lived through water rationing it is well worth the effort.