Does it rain less these days? We don’t know but regional droughts seem more and more common and at some point, we are forced to conserve water though local water use restrictions or just by the fact that city water cost money.
One inch of rain fall on a 1,000 foot surface will yield approximately 500 gallons of soft, untreated rain water and with the right rain barrel, all that rainwater can be saved. Rain water harvesting is very important because it decreases the demand for domestic water in which residential irrigation can account for up to 40% of consumption. And because rain water doesn't contain the minerals found in wells or the chlorine found in municipal supplies, it's ideal for watering the lawn, vegetable gardens, flower beds and flower pots. |
