Can you harvest rain water to drink?

Collecting free rainwater to supply non potable services (such as toilet flushing) reduces mains water consumption by up to 50\%. Water butts can help guard against drought, acting as a small reservoir. The water supply is currently under stress – so harvesting rainwater can help decrease dependence on mains water.

Where does the rain water gets collected?

Rainwater is collected from a roof-like surface and redirected to a tank, cistern, deep pit (well, shaft, or borehole), aquifer, or a reservoir with percolation, so that it seeps down and restores the ground water. Dew and fog can also be collected with nets or other tools.

Can you drink rainwater from a water butt?

The answer is yes, but only if you treat it and collect it in the correct way. So don’t stick your head under your water butt’s tap and take a gulp. Instead, read on to find out how drinking harvested rainwater can be dangerous, and what you can do to make it safer to consume.

What are the salient aspects of rain water harvesting?

Elements of Rain Water Harvesting

• Catchment. The catchment of a water harvesting system is the surface which directly receives the rainfall and provides water to the system.
• Coarse mesh at the roof to prevent the passage of debris.
• Gutters.
• Conduits.
• First-flushing.
• Filter.
• Storage facility.
• Recharge structures.

Can I feed my chickens rainwater?

They claim that rainwater is not only easy to collect, but it’s also good for your chickens! Rainwater is perfectly safe for your chickens to consume, but ONLY if it has been collected and maintained correctly. It is safer than tap water, as some tap water still contains trace contaminants even after it is filtered.

Is it OK to give chickens rain water?

That water is usually fresh rain water and the mud will certainly not harm them – but water kept in plastic containers that has turned green should be thought of as “bacteria soup” because it’s full of bacteria that can harm them.