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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.
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, and in Australia they are now close to 100% of homes having a rainwater harvesting system. Like any new concept it may take some time for rainwater harvesting to become recognized as one of the solutions to our water problems in GA, but it is inevitable that it will ultimately be required in order for us to sustain growth and maintain our current standard of living.
Last updated on June 27, 2009 by Rain Catchers