I’m a greedy Michigan water baron.
This is completely wrong in the US. It has always been private, except for navigable rivers. Also, there is no mention of the legality of collecting rainwater. In many states this is not legal.
I thought that I was in good shape for doomsday regarding water, but yea, that 7-month drought would have wiped me out. I have 5 different ways to filter water, the ability to store hundreds of gallons, the ability to collect huge amounts of roof run-off...but still - 7 months without rain, not a prayer - that’s 150 gallons per person, just for drinking. I was nowhere close to that. Hopefully we don’t get hit that hard when it really happens.
Garden (and other use) Rain Water PING!
The state of Washington believes that water falling from the sky belongs to the state.
Ping.
Bump for later
As some have said - harvesting rain water in certain states is illegal. What falls from the skies is theirs. I think that people should sue those states that don’t collect all of it. Pure waste. (sarc. off)
Bump,,,,
In the 90s I lived in a rural area just west of Austin. Everyone in my subdivision relied on well water. My neighbor build an expensive new house with a rain water collection system. It worked great the first year, when we kept having floods. Then it basically stopped raining for the next several years and he had to truck in water every other day.
In Central Texas, we average about 30 inches of rain per year. The only problem is that it has never rained 30 inches of rain in a year. Generally, you will get 50 inches one year (most of it the result of one hurricane hitting the Gulf) and 10 to 20 inches or less for the next several years.
***With the drought here in Texas, found this to be interesting.***
Hey, here’s a Texas inventors product. I think it’s pretty neat.
news story which shows product:
http://tinyurl.com/7nr3hpm
website with Terry LeBleau’s droughtmaster product, and other inventions/products:
http://www.droughtmasters.net