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Going Green - Alternative Fuels, Energy, Being Responsible Catching your own rain? Avoiding large amounts of runoff? Ideas such as these have intrigued me for a long time. Why don't we collect our own rainwater? Millions of gallons of
water fall from the sky in the form of rain, snow, and ice during various seasons of the year. Why not harvest some of
the bounty? In my searching of the web, I have collected a few sites that help to give individuals, families, and organizations
information regarding this very idea. True, some states in the union have laws on the books that make it illegal for individuals
to collect rain water since it is believed that rain water is a collective instead of an individual resource. Interesting. With
rivers in the southwestern United States not even reaching the ocean any more and over irrigation of our natural aquifers, where else
will we find the large quantities of water to survive, let alone irrigate millions of acres of crops.This may not be the final solution to our water problems. But it may help alleviate the need for water in some areas of the world. Many of the web sites below offer help in how to install harvesting rain water systems, legal challenges, and tax incentives. Happy harvesting! Harvestingrainwater.Com Rain-Barrel.Net HarvestH20.Com - Another wonder site with articles, reviews, and tips Florida Rainwater Harvesting Water for landscapes From the University of Arizona Return to the Going Green Area |