Is the rain fall in your area 200 mm per year or more? No other source of water around? Then Rain Water

Harvesting may be your only salvation.

Isn’t there plenty of water around for every one?

Water is the cradle for all forms of life on Earth and perhaps elsewhere in the universe as well for all we know. If

your habitat does not meet the above minimum criterion, no way it would sustain life as we know on Earth. Whether

it is the mild drizzle or devastating flood, what does it matter if the zillions of litres of water are not retained where it

is needed most? The booming world population has brought about a crises where the consumption of water is about

to overrun the available limited resources.

The irony of it is that the consumption of water for drinking and hygiene is a drop in the bucket compared to what

is wasted for flushing toilets, washing clothes, cars, ponds, artificial fountains and waterfalls, irrigating your garden

and lawn etc.

Trouble with utility water supply

Treated water;

• Cost tons of money

• Utility Authorities will recover it from you with profit. (No doubt the feeling of the dwindling purse is sure

to affect your health too)

• The more consumers join the procession; lesser water will be left for everyone.

• The more litres of raw water needed and treated water produced, more energy will be needed for eg. For

pumping water.

• More energy spent means more CO2 emitted at the power plant contributing to global warming.

• Global warming will lead to Ice (which is fresh water!) Melting at Polar Regions in huge proportions

transforming ice to sea water.

• All these will only contribute to still more irregular weather patterns (sometimes catastrophic) taking us back

to square one searching for water.

All the more reason why you should consider seriously rain water harvesting.

Save rain; save money; save future

Rain water harvesting is the

accumulation and storing of rain water. Where the water is in short supply you may find rain water harvesting the

only option for your water supply. Rain water after the first rain will be almost potable. Certainly this will be purer

than what most third world inhabitants consume. Ground water recharging, live stock farming, agriculture etc. are

large scale uses of harvested rain water. At domestic level all activities except drinking and personal hygiene can

utilize harvested rain water.

If hard water is a problem in your area, rain water harvested is an excellent solution. It will lather easily and save

soap and detergent. However those who live near refineries, power plants and other industries may find rain water

acidic due to contaminant gases released to the environment.