Blurbal Perspective

Photo Credit: healthfreedoms.org One would think that harvesting rainwater wouldn't be an illegal action. After all, it falls from the sky and it doesn't get used. It's a free for all. We should be using it! Officials have a "very good" reason for banning rainwater use : "It belongs to someone else." Officials believe that people steal rainwater from streams and rivers, and harvest it that way (for the most part, that is NOT TRUE). Several western states (Colorado, Utah, Washington, Oregon, to name a few)  have outlawed harvesting rainwater as a water source. In fact, if you are caught harvesting rainwater, as one gentleman found out, you are fined and sentenced to jail. Gary Harrington, a rainwater harvester from Oregon, was convicted of harvesting rainwater and was sentenced to 30 days in jail. He willingly served his time as a protest of the ban on rainwater harvesting. A study was done in 2014, and it showed that harvesting rainwater wou...

Many individuals in this country use city water or well water as their water source. For those who are looking to go more green, and save green , you can choose to harvest rainwater as your water source. Those who choose to harvest rainwater to use for ingesting and cleaning have their reasons. The consensus harvest rainwater for environmental reasons. When one uses a stream or lake as a water source, you are tapping into the home of many species of wildlife. It would be like uninvited guests breaking into your home and stealing everything that makes it a home. It's like that for wildlife. Those who harvest rainwater know this, and want to preserve the habitat for the species of animals that live in that area. You may be thinking: "Not much rain falls from the sky. How can I use rainwater as a water source for my family of six?" Let's talk numbers, shall we? According to the USGS, one inch of rain falling over one acre of land is equivalent to over 27,000 g...