One
of the easiest ways to use stored rainwater is for landscaping.
In many communities, 30 to 50 percent of the total water is used
for landscape irrigation. If
that demand for a limited natural resource can be reduced, everyone
benefits.
Rainwater
is good for plants because it is free of salts and other minerals
that harm root growth. As rainwater percolates into the soil, it
forces salts down and away from root zones, allowing roots to grow
better and making plants more drought tolerant. Use
the calculator on
this Web site to help determine cumulative storage and supplemental
water use for your rainwater harvesting system.
Related
Resources
Earthkind:
Environmental Stewardship Programs for the Urban Landscape
Rainwater
Harvesting
Homeowners
and landowners can construct systems to capture, store and use
rainwater to water their landscape plants.
Storage
and Supplemental Use Calculator
Determine
cumulative storage and supplemental water use for your rainwater
harvesting system.