The Surprising Benefits of Harvesting Rainwater

An often-overlooked element to water conservation, rainwater harvesting has a lot of surprising benefits that many people aren’t aware of. One of the most obvious of these is that it can be done by anyone, anywhere!

It’s also an environmentally friendly practise and that is what we like. Here are a few more surprising benefits of harvesting rainwater.

1. It Is, Essentially, Free!

Maybe not all that surprising, but many people do tend to forget that nobody owns rainwater. You can collect it without having to pay any kind of tax or fee and there is nothing stopping you from doing so. It is the ultimate reduction in your monthly water bill. It's also great for your water pump.

2. It Can Reduce Storm Water Runoff

Reducing stormwater runoff has a long-term effect of preventing floods from becoming more of a problem, particularly in a certain area where such water phenomena tends to occur pretty regularly. It can also prevent contamination of surface water from pesticides and other harmful chemicals.

3. It’s Good for the Economy

Reducing the amount of water needed to be pumped and treated tends to be better for the economy. The cost of providing municipal water rises annually and to keep costs down, rainwater harvesting proves to be quite effective.

4. There Is No Hardness

Water from a tap can have varying levels of hardness but it still requires filtering to get purer water. Rainwater harvesting eliminates that problem entirely, meaning that you never have to worry about chalky taps as often as you currently do.

5. It Tastes Surprisingly Great!

The last and greatest benefit of rainwater harvesting is that rainwater tastes surprisingly great once collected. Some even claim it to taste even better than municipal water, not needing to have been treated before we drink it.

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