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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.
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 have been built in VA and TX using this methodology. Rainwater harvesting can also help offset ever increasing storm water impact fees.
Last updated on June 27, 2009 by Rain Catchers



