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Rainwater Harvesting
By: Mark Brown – President, Rain Catchers, LLC.
In this relatively new industry of rainwater harvesting I find myself constantly bombarded with questions from people trying to understand exactly what rainwater harvesting is, how it works, and why they should spend the money to do it. As time passes there are several questions that seem to be recurring, so I would like to take this opportunity to answer these questions and explain what rainwater harvesting is all about.
Rainwater harvesting is a viable solution to help solve our water crisis and storm water runoff problems here in Atlanta. A big part of my job is to continually educate people on the benefits of rainwater harvesting and the proper methods of installing the systems. We should all remember every rain drop is important to us, therefore we should be stewards of each drop.
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Rainwater harvesting is the process of capturing water from a rooftop via the downspouts, filtering this water, and then piping it into a cistern (tank) to be stored for later use. ...
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Yes, they do use rainwater harvesting in most third world countries, however it is also used in many top tier countries. In Germany 74% of homes have a rainwater harvesting system, ...
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For every 1000 square feet of roof space approximately 620 gallons of water can be collected. This means on a 2000 square foot roof 1240 gallons of water can be collected ...
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Rainwater can be used for any normal water usage. If being used for non-potable needs it should go through fine filtration before being stored. This process keeps the water from becoming ...
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This depends on the type of system you have installed. Cost of the system can play a big role in the amount of maintenance required. The top-of-the-line products are self-cleaning and ...
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If the system is properly sized the impervious surface of the new home or business has been eliminated, and the predevelopment hydrology can be restored to the home site. Entire developments ...
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If looking for a system you should be careful to find a qualified installer using quality components. While the cistern is an integral part of the system and should be of ...