Rainwater Collection Safety Another challenge when looking at setting up rainwater collection systems is safety. Water safety is someone else's problem for homes and businesses on the water grid.

About 30% of household water consumption is devoted to outdoor use, and a lot of that could be satisfied with rainwater harvesting. A rain barrel is one of the cheapest, easiest ways to save money ...

A wet rainwater collection system costs $6,000 to $17,000 on average. In these underground systems, water remains inside the pipes until forced into the tank by pressure from additional rainfall.

Kanye West falsely said it’s illegal to collect rainwater in the US. There is no federal law making rainwater collection illegal. States regulate individually.