Wrangling water from the sky

[WVsnowflake]

Rainwater harvesting systems can be as simple as directing gutters to a lidded garbage can or as complex as a concrete cistern, roof washer and filtration system. But whatever your application, rest assured that you'll be getting some of the purest — and cheapest — water around.

It's raining I'm storing
It's raining I'm storing August/September 2003 How a master plumber harvests rain for his drinking ...


WHY RAINWATER?
Rainwater can be used for potable water (drinking, cooking, bathing) or nonpotable uses such as landscape irrigation, livestock watering and washing. Collecting and using rainwater has numerous benefits, ranging from improved water quality to reduced stress on underground aquifers.

"All water is rainwater," rainwater systems enthusiast and author Richard Heinichen is fond of saying

www.motherearthnews.com/Green-Homes/2003-08-01/Harvest-Rainwater.aspx

[WVsnowflake]

Whether your well has just gone dry and you need a new (and preferably low-cost) source of water . . . or that sprig you've been drawing from doesn't always produce as much as you (or your animals) would like . . . or you've grown tired of the taste of city water . . . you'll want to see what Penny and Lou Kujawinski (authors of the following article) have to say about collecting and storing rainwater for homestead use.

www.motherearthnews.com/Modern-Homesteading/1978-05-01/The-Homestead-Cistern.aspx

[12vman]

Appalachian water collection system..

[WVsnowflake]

this is cool too... Hopefully one day I will have everything set up to be off grid also...