{"id":880,"date":"2023-03-02T14:18:03","date_gmt":"2023-03-02T20:18:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ntotank.com\/blog\/?p=880"},"modified":"2023-09-08T16:01:42","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T22:01:42","slug":"rainwater-harvesting-101","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ntotank.com\/blog\/rainwater-harvesting-101","title":{"rendered":"Rain Tanks | Rainwater Harvesting 101"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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To define rainwater harvesting: rainwater harvesting is the practice of capturing rainfall and using it as an alternative water source for water-requiring activities around or inside a property. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this Rain Tanks Series: Rainwater Harvesting 101, we will look at a nearly inclusive overview of the rainwater harvesting practice, definition of terms, regularly used equipment, and consider the difference between active and passive systems. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Harvesting rainwater is either active or passive in practice and can also be known as rainwater catchment, rainwater collection, abbreviated RWH, and setups are known as rainwater harvesting systems, which can be abbreviated RHS for short.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Active vs Passive Rainwater Harvesting<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Uses for Rainwater<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Benefits of Rainwater Harvesting<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. The 3 C’s of Rainwater Harvesting<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Catchment Areas<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Conveyance Systems<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Pre-Tank Filtration<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Collection Containers<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. Types of Rainwater Containers<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. Improvement Accessories for Rain Containers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    Active vs Passive Rainwater Harvesting<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Active rainwater harvesting<\/em><\/strong> is the practice of directing the rain from the surface it lands on and into a container for storage where the water can be collected, increase in volume, and then used whenever needed by the owner. Active rainwater harvesting often involves a roof, gutters, a rain tank or rain barrel, accessories such as debris filters and first flush diverter, PVC pipe or hoses, and possibly a water pump. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Passive rainwater harvesting<\/em><\/strong> is many times practiced without a storage container and is done when rainfall is channeled from a surface directly to a point of use, such as a pond, rain garden1<\/sup><\/a>, landscaping, or low spots on a property. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Between active and passive, active rainwater harvesting is more common and the method most rainwater harvesters choose to practice. Both RWH practices seek to manipulate precipitation2<\/sup><\/a> to achieve a source of water, prevent erosion, reduce runoff contaminants, and better the collective environment. The main benefit and difference of active rainwater harvesting is it allows water to be stored and used when wanted for exactly what is needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Uses for Rainwater<\/h2>\n\n\n\n