Rainwater Harvesting

[Ty Korrigan]

France has regulations concerning rainwater harvesting for domestic use.

For drinking it is strictly forbidden with the law being clear that you cannot connect your domestic system to your rainwater system.

Washing floors, watering plants, washing cars and all permitted.

For washing machine use there are strict controls, pre-treatments required and not if you have any asbestos element to your roof.

At home, most of our summer washing up water and baby baths go on watering the flowers on the balcony.

When we next buy a house to renovate we will install a large underground collection system for the toilets and garden watering.

Many people here have rainwater butts which are not sufficiently sealed and so make a breeding ground for mosquitos in the summer...misery.

Ty

[predator]

france has regulations concerning rainwater harvesting for domestic use.

For drinking it is strictly forbidden with the law being clear that you cannot connect your domestic system to your rainwater system.

Washing floors, watering plants, washing cars and all permitted.

For washing machine use there are strict controls, pre-treatments required and not if you have any asbestos element to your roof.

At home, most of our summer washing up water and baby baths go on watering the flowers on the balcony.

When we next buy a house to renovate we will install a large underground collection system for the toilets and garden watering.

Many people here have rainwater butts which are not sufficiently sealed and so make a breeding ground for mosquitos in the summer...misery.

Ty

 

i add a spot of bleach to my water butts or milton tablets it kills off any mozzeys etc

[ecotreecare]

In the UK the primary issue is Legionaires disease, but mains water gets that sometimes.

 

 

 

Ive been all over NZ and like the idea of water self suffiency and no chemicals added but some of it in the North island tastes not so good.

 

 

You've got to wonder how much of that is scare tactics from the water companies. If people started saving there own water there profits would fall.

 

They don't own the water that falls out of the sky so have to do something to stop people using it.

[Typhke]

You've got to wonder how much of that is scare tactics from the water companies. If people started saving there own water there profits would fall.

 

They don't own the water that falls out of the sky so have to do something to stop people using it.

 

There has been talk in Belgium about taxing houses based on how much roof surface they have. The government gets creative when they see a possible revenue. Has been a while ago though, think they dumped the idea, but for how long?