Rain Water Harvesting

[h0nkzz]

Hey all,

I'm currently working on a project about water coservation. Well for my case it's on rainwater harvesting.
I'm trying to get a general understanding on the percentage of people that actually do or do not collect rainwater.
And please write the reasons why you do, or why you don't. and what do you use the water for if you do collect.
Or anything you have to say about this issue at all will be greatly appreciated.


Thanks,

Andri

[fshfrk]

Re: Rain Water Harvesting

i would like to but those granules from the shingles stopped me. also i wonder if the asphalt will hurt the fish. this is from the run off of my roof.

[eklikewhoa]

Re: Rain Water Harvesting

I would not being as we are in the city.

Parameters is another reason not to.

[JGUERRA]

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yeah i live in pasadena and i dnt think i would use rain water for fish.. lol acid rain lol  8O  
im surprised we can even breath !! lol

[h0nkzz]

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actually it's not about fish. it's whatever purpose you use the water for.
ie. lawn, carwash, flushing, etc...

but I assume you guys are not doing it then.?

[eklikewhoa]

Re: Rain Water Harvesting

Just realized this is in the Lounge......

I don't flush with #1 and only sometimes with #2.....does that count?

[supadave]

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only sometimes with #2

Why only sometimes !!!!!    

[Brownsnoutuk]

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it wouldnt really save you a lot of money. Water only costs around $5 a thousand gallons to pump to your house and take away.

[Zulaab]

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Water does not cost nearly as much as you are thinking..
In 2000 numbers $1.00 of water costs $10.03 to remove (I dont recall the numbers 100% but they are close) ie a grand total of $11.03 of your water bill.
Here is the catch.  The water/sewage company does NOT measure how much you push out your toilet and other drains in your house.. they measure how much goes to your house.
Which in short means when you water your lawn and dont use the sewage you are paying for sewage not for the water you are bringing into your home.

[cichlid1409]

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well in 2000 gas was only about $1.50 a gal . and ek go flush your G** D*** toilet you sick B******. lol

[eklikewhoa]

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[Nickintex]

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I don't flush with #1 and only sometimes with #2.....does that count?

That we did not need to know! 8O

[h0nkzz]

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well in 2000 gas was only about $1.50 a gal . and ek go flush your G** D*** toilet you sick B******. lol

imo that is the argument, we are running our resources so fast that in near future water cost can multiple.

[Krisvalkyrie]

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You are correct there.  other countries will start seeing conflicts over water during our generation.

[PhishPhreek]

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In 2003/2004 I re-routed the raingutter down spout to a 55g drum to collect rainwater.  I keep about 6" of old oak leaves in the bottom of the drum and harvest 15gallons at a time for for use in my species betta tanks.   The wild mouth brooding bettas require verry soft acid water (pH < 6) and I did not have an RO system at the time.   The Betta Picta & Betta Flax that I raised in species comunity tanks won several international shows and I was awarded a 1st place plaque for small mouthbrooders by the IBC.

At the time I was living in Dickinson and surrounded by Texas City on the South, Chocolate Bayou on the West and Bayport on the North so I was very concerned about polution from the sky, but I had no problems.  
And the drum provided plenty of mosqueto larva for live food for my growing bettas.