Rain Water Harvesting
Why Use Rainwater?
Did you make a dash to the garden centre last summer to find all water butts sold out, while precious new and expensive plants were shrivelling up in your garden? Or have you thought how crazy it is to wash your car with drinking quality water? Or how wasteful it is to bring water to your home from a reservoir miles away when you could provide half your water needs from your own roof? Indeed, the UK Building Regulations permit you to flush your toilets and wash you clothes with rainwater. In fact, since late 2008, the Code for Sustainable Homes requires you to install rainwater harvesting in a new build to be able to achieve level 3 of the code. Also planning permission is more likely to be given on the basis of these features.
