Harvesting rainwater

  • 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. | THE TEXAS SPUR
    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. | THE TEXAS SPUR
  • Harvesting rainwater
    Harvesting rainwater

    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 such as a rooftop, with …