A rain barrel is a system that collects and stores rainwater from your roof that would otherwise be lost to runoff and diverted to storm drains and streams.
Rooftop rainwater harvesting gutters.
Rooftop rainwater harvesting with a barrel.
Both drainpipes and roof surfaces should be constructed of chemically inert materials such as wood plastic aluminum or fiberglass in order to avoid adverse effects on water quality.
Traditionally this involves harvesting the rain from a roof.
It s easy to start collecting rainwater from roof and gutter runoff with a homemade or commercial barrel.
Rain water harvesting paul clark construction offers a variety of rain barrels for retail sale and installation.
Rainwater harvesting is collecting the run off from a structure or other impervious surface in order to store it for later use.
As it falls from the sky it is safe to drink anywhere in the world.
The rain will collect in gutters that channel the water into downspouts and then into some sort of storage vessel.
Gutter guard by gutterglove is used to keep leaves redwood tree needles and roof sand grit out of the gutter and a huge 15 000 gallon rainwater catchment system for a homeowner in california.
The problem we face with rainwater harvesting is keeping it that way all the way to our spigot.