Friday, February 27, 2009

Rainwater harvesting benefits

What is Rainwater Harvesting?

It is an ancient technique of capturing and storing of rainwater, so that it can be used as the water is needed.

Advantages

The water is free; the only cost is for collection and use.

You can water your lawn with no watering restrictions.

The end use of harvested water is located close to the source, eliminating the need for complex and costly distribution systems.

Rainwater provides a water source when groundwater is unacceptable or unavailable, or it can augment limited groundwater supplies.

The zero hardness of rainwater helps prevent scale or rust stains on surrounding items.

Rainwater is superior for landscape irrigation.

Rainwater harvesting reduces flow to stormwater drains and also reduces non-point source pollution

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