Articles with Tag(s): "catchment"

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Maximising Water Captured in Storage Tanks During Rainfall and Storms

June 15, 2018
Hotter Australian temperatures mixed with ever increasing populations places greater demand on our mains water supply. This in turn creates pressure for water authorities to identify and tap into alternative water sources, often resulting in higher expense to consumers. Rainwater tanks obviously allow you to harvest water freely from the sky. This makes them an appealing source […]
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How to Maintain Drinking Water Quality in Your Rainwater Tank

June 15, 2018
This article is a summary guide on how you can maintain safe and fresh tasting rainwater compiled from the advice of Australian federal and state governments. Rainwater from your roof is a valuable resource and safe to drink when stored in a safe, properly installed and maintained rainwater tank. If you will be using your […]
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Collecting Safe and Drinkable Rainwater from Your Rooftop

June 14, 2018
Rainwater is a valuable resource and safe to drink as long as proper steps are taken to ensure the different components in your rainwater harvesting system are safe and installed correctly. This includes the materials your tank is made from and how it is plumbed into your house. Another important component to your water quality is the catchment area that […]
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Benefits of Harvesting Rainwater in Water Tanks

June 14, 2018
  Water is a precious resource that covers 71% of Earth’s surface. It moves continually through the water cycle of becoming a vapour through evaporation and transpiration, transforming into water through to condensation in the Earth’s atmosphere, and then once condensed into water falling back to earth via rain (precipitation). Rainwater is a pure form of […]
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Calculating the Amount of Rainwater Capturable from Your Roof

June 14, 2018
Rainwater collected from the roofs of your house or sheds provides high quality water that can be a valuable source of drinking water. The volume harvestable is dependent upon your roof catchment area, but can be quite substantial over the course of a year. This article will help you to know how much rainwater you […]