What is Water Harvesting and how does it work?

There is a lot of questions in to water sustainability especially in an age where it seems that water is becoming more regulated and more expensive than it should be. Water Harvesting is all about having the necessary water infrastructure so you can become independent with your water supply to build a fully sustainable water supply at your recommended location.

Water harvesting includes the recommended systems and planning infrastructure, which includes the utilization of Rainwater Tanks, pumps, piping for the rainwater tanks, possible underground piping, necessary plumbing connections, proper filtration systems, water management, roof space calculations for water emissions and much more.

Proper plans of the water system needed to be acquired is beneficial when planning Water harvesting to make sure that all components are correctly studied and that no problems occur when the system is implemented. Some of the problems that can occur is the acidity of the water is not taken in to account, also blockages in the piping from bad planning, making sure that the pump is put in it`s proper position to also stop blockage, proper filtration to make sure the water isn’t to acidic and much more.

Rainwater tanks are a major part of water harvesting and therefore it is also recommended in the planning infrastructure to get the right size of the tank for every day use. This could include water resources for in house water supply for toilets, showers, drinking water. Other water needs include fully sustainable food gardens, water for stock feed, water for plants, these are the main reasons for a fully sustainable water supply.

The benefits are enormous to say the least when it comes to water harvesting. Water that rains on your property should in no way be bureaucratized so that it is legislated to pay a levee or tax from the rains that comes from the skies. I think it is very important to become water independent especially if mains water services get shut down or become just to expensive or to much of a liability if it is to continuously to have problems in to the foreseeable future. Contact Us today at WaterfromAir we can help you get off the grid.