About Rainwater Harvesting
Rainwater harvesting is not a new trend. We have been collecting and using rainwater for hundreds of years – these practices can be traced back the Romans. Today, it is seen as a modern trend or a way adhere to building control.
The process is simple, it rains you collect it in a water butt, tank or even a barrel if you like the wooden effect. Today you have a great many styles of water butts. Read our list of 10 water butts. There are also underground solutions which can collect great volumes of rainwater without the need for an unsightly water tank.
System benefits
- Use rainwater to flush your toilet
- Helps lower your carbon footprint
- Savings on main water consumption
- Better quality of water for plants
- Easy to setup and install
- Connect multiple tanks together
- Reduce your reliance on mains water
Rising utility bills, reduction of running costs and environmental implications are just three reasons for investing in a Rainwater Harvesting system. 50% of domestic and up to 85% of non-domestic mains water can be replaced with rainwater.
Rainwater Harvesting is a key component to reach compliance within the Code for Sustainable Homes to reduce overall water consumption.
Additionally, rainwater re-use scores high accreditation in the Water Efficiency sector of the BREEAM schemes and can help with gaining planning permission by meeting site drainage requirements (Building Regulations Part H) as part of a sustainable drainage (SuDS) scheme.