Water Sources
Water & What You Need to Know
Types of Water Storage Containers
Once you route the rain water from your roof or other collection apparatus, you need to catch the water for storage. The water may have debris in it that needs to be filtered or screened prior to the water making its way to the storage vessel.
Once in the storage vessel the water must be treated in order to keep it from growing algae and also from being contaminated.
Rain Water Statistics
1 inch of rainfall on a 2,000 square foot residential home's roof generates 1,250 gallons of water.
The home above, located in Southeastern Pennsylvania (near Philadelphia) experiences an average of 45 inches of rainfall each year.
A rain catchment system on the roof would generate 55,000 gallons of water each year.
Harvesting water should be on the top of the list for your survival. Whether you are at home in normal times, camping, hiking, or worse, you need to make sure that you are exploiting every opportunity to gather, store, and carry water to a place where you can protect and treat it.
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