Rainwater Harvesting
Rain water harvesting is becoming more popular as population continues to grow and fresh water becomes increasingly scarce here in Central Texas. As locals to Central Texas, we need to make better use out of our storm water than just letting it flood our streams and rivers, erode our soil, and carry pollutants. A house with a 1,000-square-foot roof can yield about 600 gallons of rainwater from just 1 inch of rainfall. That is enough water to supply the average household for 1 week. Harvested storm water contains less salts and minerals when compared with city water. This equates to less salt deposits to accumulate on water features, and hinder root growth on plant material. Rain water is much more ideal in the landscape setting for that reason and it can even be further purified to drinking water. At Stone Oak Land Design, we can install cisterns capable of holding tens of thousands of gallons of water that can be used to satisfy your landscape’s needs as well as personal consumption. Contact us today for an estimate on harvesting rain water.
Go to the following links to get an idea how much water your house or commercial building could harvest.
http://catchtexasrain.com/index.php?page=calculator