One of our most precious resources is water. Some of you may be thinking, water? Isn't the earth 70% water? Well, there are lots of studies and research on the earths water, but only about 1% of that water is useable. Useable for drinking, flushing, washing, gardening, etc.; only one percent!
What does that mean for you? Well, I guess that depends on where you live. In some places useable water is scarcer than in others. No mater where you live though, you can still capture water. The easiest way is captuing rain water in a barrel. You can also draw water out of the ground with an inverted cone and catch basin. There are acutally numerous methods.
The rain barrel method is the easiest for me. In the north east United States, there is a fair amount of rain, but not as much as the north west US. This makes capturing rain water a feasible option for the short dry spells between rains.
Here are a couple resources on rain barrels from HGTV:
Step by Step Instructions
Description video on How-To
If those aren't enough info for you, please let me know and I will help you get it done!
Thanks,
-Joe
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