| Graywater and Rainwater | |
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| URL : http://ag.arizona.edu/AZWATER/arroyo/071rain.html | |
| Conserve, reuse and augment summarize Arizona's strategy to meet new water needs and reduce its reliance on dwindling groundwater reserves. Of the strategic trio, water conservation is an approach utilized by the entire hierarchy of water users, from i ndustrial and agricultural users to individual households using water to cook, grow trees and shrubs, and wash the dog. | |
| Rainwater Harvesting and Purification System | |
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| In January 1996 we installed a rainwater catchment system to capture Oregon's abundant rainfall. Portland receives between 3 and 4 feet of rainfall annually. During a gentle rain a typical Oregon downspout sheds several gallons per minute. Our twelve hundred square foot roof captures on average 3600 cubic feet (27,000 gallons) of water per year. | |