Making a Rain Barrel
https://drive.google.com/file/d/12aiUbDrKcOhPOmirHpoYCvbdOrfAWzFS/view
The Texas Manual on Rainwater Harvesting
THE BENEFITS
CAPTURING RAINWATER IS AN EXCELLENT TOOL, AND CAN SAVE YOU MONEY, BECAUSE OF:
► THE NEED TO HAVE ENOUGH HIGH-QUALITY WATERAVAILABLE NOW AND IN THE FUTURE.
► ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC COSTS OF PROVIDING WATER THROUGH MUNICIPAL
SYSTEMS OR WELLS.
► HEALTH CONCERNS LINKED TO THE SOURCE AND TREATMENT OF WATER.
► THE RELATIVELY LOW COST OF RAINWATER HARVESTING.
► RAINWATER’S HIGH QUALITY.
WOW
A large amount of water can be collected from a small amount of rainfall. When 1 inch of rain falls on 1 foot of catchment (roof) area, it yeilds about 0.6 gallons of water. Therefore, a 1,000 square-foot roof would yeild about 600 gallons of water from only 1 inch of rain.
A FEW THOUGHTS:
TCEQ (TexasCommission on Environmental Quality) doesnot set minimum treatment requirements for rainwater that will be used as a drinking water source for a single houisehold nor do they regulate non-potable uses of rainwater.
Gutters help but aren’t a must;
100 sf (10×10)=62 gals @1 inch of rain;
800 sf (40×20)=498 Gals @1inch of rain;
Lots of info available on the web
YOUR RAIN BARREL MUST BE FOOD SAFE!
RAIN BARREL COMPONENTS