recycling rain
During Florida’s rainy seasons, homeowners can capture rain from gutters and store it in barrels or cisterns for future watering. In addition to saving potable water, reusing rain water reduces runoff, which can carry pollution into your local water system.
You will find classes and workshops for reusing
rainwater on the local web sites of the County Extension Services of the
University of Florida:
http://hillsborough.extension.ufl.edu/,
http://pasco.ifas.ufl.edu/, and
http://pinellas.ifas.ufl.edu/
Links to information on rain barrels and cisterns:
Review of Government Policies on Cisterns
The University of Florida IFAS Extension: Cisterns to Collect Non-Potable Water for Domestic Use
Texas Water Development Board: The Texas Manual on Rain Water Harvesting, 3rd Ed.
State of Arizona: Harvesting Rainwater for Landscape Use
United Nations Environmental Program
International Rainwater Catchment Association (IRSCA)
