Although I can’t yet claim complete success in my own rainwater harvesting attempt, the potential is definitely worth the effort.  Actually, it’s the potential for serious water shortages and the effects of encroaching climate change that make rainwater harvesting a DIY project worth the time and effort.  In terms of cost?  The comparison between materials and labor for constructing your own rainwater capture system…and the impact of water shortage resulting from a host of causes including careless natural resource management…well, there really is no practical comparison.  It just makes sense to implement the technology available to us in offsetting the damage we continue to inflict on our earth and its natural resources.   

Build a Rainwater Collection System, by Ben Nelson at motherearthnews.com offers a great article on how to do just that.  Plus, this is a user-friendly website with plenty of simple ideas and designs for average consumers, like us, who are looking for ways to soften our carbon footprints, or in this case water footprints, on our planet.

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