Thesis Statement

Currently in North America, there are two systems utilized to harvest rainwater, rain barrels and underground catch basins. Rain barells function by allowing rain water to collect in barells, where they are filtered and sent to an irrigation or plumbing system. Catch basins are built below grade and the rainwater also runs to the catch basin and gets filtered. The rainwater can run into the catch basin either from the roof, or by finding a catchment area for the water to run through the soil to your catch basin. My goal is to find out what system is more cost effective, environmentally friendly, and easier to maintain.

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  1. Samantha MerxMarch 28, 2010 at 10:48 PM

    Hi Doug,

    This is a really interesting comparison, it will be interesting to see what your conclusions will be. I was doing some research on your topic and found this article:

    http://www.imagineh2o.org/blog/blog.php

    It's about the global water prize (I never realized that this even existed!)

    The Rainwater HOG they call it has a really small footprint for the barrels, it's actually pretty neat. Check out the links on that page to see more! Good luck on your research.

    ~Samantha

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