Rain Water Harvesting System | The Roof Harvesting System

Rain water harvesting system is a very good environment saving to recycle precious water to be used despite drinking. Many countries actually promote rain water harvesting, another method of harvesting rain is through the roof system.

The roof harvesting system in rain water harvesting system is a way whereby rain water is collected and harvested from the roof catchments, and then diverted and stored in rain barrels and tanks. This is one of a method used by people to harvest rain water. The main idea of catching rain water using the roof technique is because they are simple techniques to be implemented at minimum costs.

Benefits of Roof Harvesting System

The roof harvesting system in rain water harvesting system is beneficiary because firstly water demands are increasing every year due to global warming. This rain water harvesting system also reduces the run off of water which will choke storm drains, which could also results to floods. Thus by harvesting the rain thru roof system, water does not have to flow down to storm drains, and floods the roads.

It is also stated that rain water harvesting system with roof system also decrease ground water pollutions and indirectly increase the quality of ground water. Many people now also feel that this method of harvesting also decreases soil erosion, especially on hilly areas.

Advantages of The Roof Harvesting System

There are many advantages of using the roof harvesting system, firstly water collected through the rood system are better quality compared to other methods, the water collected tends to contain less minerals thus very suitable for watering of plants and our lawns. Secondly also this system is required very minimal costs to set up and relatively very easy to maintain. Not much is needed for the roof harvesting system, because most of the houses have a good gutter system, we are just using what are available. In costal areas, this method of rain harvesting is more encourage because rain water collected are better quality and when they are recharge to ground water, the salinity is reduced further and this helps us to maintain a better balance between fresh saline water. In island areas on the other hand, roof harvesting system provides good freshwater for domestic usage.

Tank Storage of Rain Water Collected

I feel and would suggest that the best way to store rain water collected from roof harvesting system is with the use of storage tank or rain barrels. It is best that the storage tanks not to ne located too close to any source of pollution like septic tanks, drainage as we fear that this water may sip up to our storage tank. It is also logical that the rain barrel or tanks to be located in lower ground so that water could be stored and filled in easily. We must also install an overflow pipe or diverter that will flow to appropriate non flooding areas. This is vital as sometimes our tanks are filled and we do not want an over flooding which will in long run damaged our foundation of the house. We must also ensure that the rain barrels are easily accessible for cleaning purposes. Although there are filter installed, once in awhile we need to wash the tank or barrel.