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Benefits of Water BarrelsRain barrels used to be common, but for decades they were rarely seen in the suburbs. Today rain barrels are gaining new acceptance because: 1) Rain barrels slow down run-off into streams and storm drains to reduce erosion, sedimentation, and pollution. Environmentalists worry most about the initial surge of storm water after a downpour because it causes the most erosion of the previously dry soil and carries the most pollutants. Civil engineers worry most about the initial surge because it’s most likely to overwhelm the storm water drainage system. 2) Rain barrels provide free, soft water for watering plants. This reduces the strain on overtaxed municipal water systems. (Rain barrel water is not potable because of possible polutants from roofs.) Forward-thinking towns and communities encourage rain barrel use and some communities even provide discounted rain barrels to their citizens. Just think how much the initial storm water runoff would be reduced, if just half of a town’s citizens used a rain barrel or two. Other ways to reduce runoff and pollution from your property include installing rain gardens, reducing the amount of lawn especially on sloping areas, and reducing the fertilizer and poison applications to your lawn. Rainwater Appropriation and the LawIn the State of Colorado,USA, the installation of rainwater collection barrels is an offense. While this may seem bizarre, 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." For homeowners, in principle this means that as 100% of the water that arrives in the State has been allocated to a 'senior water right holder' since the 1850's, the rainwater that falls on their roof is defacto owned by someone else, and catching it in a barrel stops it running into a stream, where it is already owned as a water right. External linksWater harvesting in Colorado Building Water Barrels
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