Rain Barrels

[Peyton]

I simply leave 50 gallon plastic barrels on the downward sides of my sheds, i have a gutter running along it with each end cut off to allow water drainage, with about 4 -6 full barrels, your good for a few months long as your not in the desert! 

....and in the summer you are also breeding mosquitos......not the Mossie like we fly in here either.  A closed system is the best and throw a mosquito killer tablet in every now and then.

[Shuffler]

....and in the summer you are also breeding mosquitos......not the Mossie like we fly in here either.  A closed system is the best and throw a mosquito killer tablet in every now and then.

Actually you can prevent that easily. Simply put a small cap full of cooking oil in each barrel. Does not take much at all. Mosquito larvae, when mature, will break the surface tension of the water and then be on top where they can and will go airborn.  OfCooking oil keeps the mature larvae from being able to break the surface tension. They die.

[nrshida]

Colorado law
 
In the State of Colorado, USA, the installation of rainwater collection barrels is subject to the Constitution of the State of Colorado, state statutes and case law. This is a consequence of the system of water rights in the state; the movement and holding of rainwater is inextricably linked with ownership of water rights and is enshrined in the constitution of the State of Colorado. The use of water in Colorado and other western states is governed by what is known as the prior appropriation doctrine. This system of water allocation controls who uses how much water, the types of uses allowed, and when those waters can be used. This is often referred to as the priority system or "first in time, first in right." Since all water arriving in Colorado has been allocated to "senior water right holders" since the 1850s, rainwater prevented from running downstream may not be available to its rightful owner. In 2009, legislation in Colorado was enacted that permits capture of rain water for residential use subject to strong limitations and conditions. To be permitted, a residence may not be connected to a domestic water supply system serving more than 3 single-family dwellings. The permit must be purchased from the State Engineer's office and is subject to water usage restrictions.

QUick snippet.

That's ridiculous. I feel the law makers of your state have exceeded their authority on this point and encourage you all to defy them. 

[Shuffler]

That's ridiculous. I feel the law makers of your state have exceeded their authority on this point and encourage you all to defy them. 

You can argue that your just catching the rain that evaporated from your property. Then you are the actual owner of said water. To keep you from reaquiring the water would be in violation of that law.

[PFactorDave]

Colorado law
 
In the State of Colorado, USA, the installation of rainwater collection barrels is subject to the Constitution of the State of Colorado, state statutes and case law. This is a consequence of the system of water rights in the state; the movement and holding of rainwater is inextricably linked with ownership of water rights and is enshrined in the constitution of the State of Colorado. The use of water in Colorado and other western states is governed by what is known as the prior appropriation doctrine. This system of water allocation controls who uses how much water, the types of uses allowed, and when those waters can be used. This is often referred to as the priority system or "first in time, first in right." Since all water arriving in Colorado has been allocated to "senior water right holders" since the 1850s, rainwater prevented from running downstream may not be available to its rightful owner. In 2009, legislation in Colorado was enacted that permits capture of rain water for residential use subject to strong limitations and conditions. To be permitted, a residence may not be connected to a domestic water supply system serving more than 3 single-family dwellings. The permit must be purchased from the State Engineer's office and is subject to water usage restrictions.

Laywers...  

[Buzzard7]

They did relax the law a little bit not many years ago. You have to prove that the water your collecting doesn't belong to someone else. They don't really enforce it as much as they used to.
Where I live we don't collect it cause the run-off feeds our local small water system. The more we get in to the ponds and wells the more we have to use. Trucking in water is pricy.

[spammer]

Be careful, the Feds are also wanting to control the rain. The easiest way to control you is to control your water.

http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/environment/water/4314447

Good luck and farewell in your endeavors, but be careful, the Government has unlimited funds granted by taxpayers to take you to court and make your life miserable.

This seems silly, but it could end up tragic.

[nrshida]

You can argue that your just catching the rain that evaporated from your property. Then you are the actual owner of said water. To keep you from reaquiring the water would be in violation of that law.

This is possible to prove (in theory). Such is the travelling nature of water that right now I have a molecule of water in my body that used to belong to John Lennon, Shuffler has one from John Wayne and TankAce has 948 of them that came from Justin Beiber 

[morfiend]

This is possible to prove (in theory). Such is the travelling nature of water that right now I have a molecule of water in my body that used to belong to John Lennon, Shuffler has one from John Wayne and TankAce has 948 of them that came from Justin Beiber 

   


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