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Is it illegal to harvest rainwater? Why collecting water in your yard could be against the law – and how to avoid a fine
These days you can use two rain barrels to collect a maximum of 110 gallons of water. However, this water must be collected from roof runoff and it can only be used in the garden. The barrels must ...
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Beginner’s Guide to Rainwater Collection (With Top 7 Benefits)
Lower water tables are also harming the environment in a multitude of ways, including drying wetlands and lakes. Fortunately, rainwater collection is an excellent and often affordable solution ...
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Automated Rain Barrel Watering System
It uses rain barrels, which capture and store rainwater, as a source. These barrels provide very low water pressure so he’s added a battery-powered pump along with a solar array for recharging.
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BLE Rain Gauge Sips Water And Batteries
It isn’t that hard to make an electronic rain gauge if you have a steady source of power or you don’t mind changing batteries ...
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Rain-Collecting Rattlesnakes Give New Meaning to ‘Thirst Trap’
A new study reveals the surprising ways rattlesnakes have evolved to collect water in the desert ... They simply coil up and turn themselves into rain-collecting pancakes.