HOW DOES RAIN WATER STORAGE SYSTEM WORKS?
Practically speaking, there are several clever ways to capture rainwater: 1. Rain that hits your roof – Connect your gutters to a cistern. 2. Rain that hits your driveway or parking lot – Connect storm drains to a cistern. 3. Snow that hits your roof – Install a pipe that runs along your roof to melt the snow, then collect it like you collect rain. Once it has been collected, you can store the water almost indefinitely as long as you keep it out of sunlight. Pure water has been found in dark caverns that have been trapped for thousands of years. This water can be used for any “non-culinary” use: 1. Irrigation 2. Flushing toilets 3. Heating or cooling a house If filtered, rainwater can become cleaner than tap water. Nonetheless, it is not legal to use this as drinking water in the United States. I hope this helps.
