[Vermont Lt]

Rainwater is good. A large tarp pegged in the back yard works.

If you are in CA, you are screwed. And thirsty.

I have a pool in the back yard that holds 22,500 gallons.

[vetvetdoug]

Think about carrion birds dining on the carcasses of Ebola victims and they then spread the virus via their crops and faeces; opossums also feed on carrion. Rain water from the environment where birds can contaminate the water would be a nightmare. Every birdbath would be a potential source of Ebola. Ponds, lakes, and rivers would become a source of Ebola as the disease outbreak spreads. Rats carry Lassa Virus, another hemorrhagic disease and it is not without precedence that Ebola could be also transmitted and carried by vermin.