Rainwater harvesting

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  • Rainwater harvesting
    Rainwater harvesting
  • FREE WATER All you need to collect rainwater is a catchment, a hard surface such as a rooftop, with gutters that direct water flow from downspouts into holding containers like rain barrels. | CAPROCK COURIER
    FREE WATER All you need to collect rainwater is a catchment, a hard surface such as a rooftop, with gutters that direct water flow from downspouts into holding containers like rain barrels. | CAPROCK COURIER

    CUISINE & CULTURE

    Water is precious in West Texas.

    Last week’s rains brought much needed relief to our long drought. If those raindrops could have been captured, gardeners would have a no-cost water source for their crops. Rainwater harvesting is simply the collection and storage of rainwater.

    Collecting rainwater requires no external energy source. All you need is a catchment, a hard surface suc…