1000 Flowers for the Planet - #355 Collect Rain Water
I can’t actually say I’ve never heard of anyone being charged for
rainwater before, but essentially, this is (or should always be) a free
resource, so why not catch some of it to reduce the amount of treated water you
use. The water that is pumped to your house via kilometres of pipe is treated
water, which uses other resources with which to treat and transport it to your
house. Chemicals are put into dams that service vast metropolitan areas, such
as fluoride and chlorine. Many more chemicals are used, the amount depending on
where you live. Then there is the energy required to pump that water into the
system that delivers it. This will often be using fossil fuels and therefore creating
carbon emissions. You can reduce all of this by catching some rainwater in
simple containers, of any size or shape. Old plastic barrels make good water
catchers, but make sure you clean any container out thoroughly before storing
water in it. Use the water on your garden, to fill the bird bath, wash your
car, clean pathways when necessary or even to wash the dog. Thinking about ways
of using collected rainwater will take the strain off the water catchment
system in your area, even if only by a little bit – every one of those little
bits count, and if multiple households do likewise then the results quickly
multiply into large savings. And speaking of savings, you’ll save a bit of
money too.
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