Much to our surprise we got emails from florida residents asking if it is illegal to collect rain water in our state.
Rainwater collection system florida.
Local university of florida extension agents can show you how at compost happens microirrigation and rainwater harvesting workshops and with handouts available at the extension office 5339 county road 579 in seffner.
Nsf protocol p151 health effects from rainwater catchment system components.
Rainwater collection in southwest florida is a great option.
Making a rain barrel placing it in the right location and setting up a harvesting system are fairly easy.
So if you want to do your own rainwater harvesting but are also on a budget then consider this option.
If you re looking for a more complex system that manages rainwater with little effort there are some systems made by a company called rainwater pillow that are a little bit more comprehensive.
Build this water catchment system.
So this option equates to functional and pleasant to look at.
Oregon smart guide to rainwater harvesting cdc pdf pdf 20 pages external.
We thought the question was a little crazy at first just because it had never dawned on us that it might ever be illegal to collect rain water.
Oregon department of consumer business services building codes division bcd.
Two laws were passed in 2009 which loosened restrictions on rainwater collection allowing residents to use rainwater for non potable purposes.
It looks pretty good from a visual standpoint too.
The medium sized rain water collection system.
Earlier this week we posted an article on collecting rain water.