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Rainwater Harvesting – Rainwater Harvesting – Capturing Nature’s Best Capturing Nature’s Best All Rainfall Is All Rainfall Is Valuable Valuable

Rainwater Harvesting – Capturing Natures Best All Rainfall Is Valuable

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Rainwater Harvesting –Rainwater Harvesting –Capturing Nature’s BestCapturing Nature’s Best

All Rainfall Is ValuableAll Rainfall Is Valuable

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Renewed Interest in Renewed Interest in Collecting RainwaterCollecting Rainwater

*Increased Demand for a Decreasing Water Supply

*Health Concerns

*Reducing Storm Water

Cisterns Used To Be The Standard For Many Cisterns Used To Be The Standard For Many PeoplePeople

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Rainwater Uses:Rainwater Uses:

*Attract and provide water for wildlife, birds and butterflies

*Add interest, soothing sound and beauty

*Or treated and used for all in-home use

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Passive CollectionPassive CollectionRain gardens, Berms,and BasinsRain gardens, Berms,and Basins

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Complex /ActiveComplex /ActiveRainwater HarvestingRainwater Harvesting

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Rain BarrelsRain Barrels

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Cisterns are available in many Cisterns are available in many sizes and types of materialsizes and types of material

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Distribute Water to Desired Distribute Water to Desired LocationLocationPDrip irrigation

PWater gardenPWildlife and Livestock waterPSprayer tanksPSprinklers -with pressurePIn home