Imagine getting fined for catching rain. Sounds absurd, right? Yet across the United States, particularly in arid Western regions, rainwater harvesting operates in a surprisingly complex legal gray ...

The benefits of rainwater are myriad. It’s a fantastic source of irrigation for your plants and gardens. Its lower limescale ...

The idea that you can’t just set a barrel under your gutter and collect rain sounds almost rebellious. Water falls from the sky, lands on your roof, and somehow the government wants paperwork involved ...

Rainwater collection seems like a no-brainer for any type of new construction, especially for a house. Whether it's watering household plants, keeping the pool full or augmenting an entire landscape, ...

As one of the hottest and driest summers on record constricts outdoor water use, more homeowners and businesses are tapping their own private supplies of rainwater and air-conditioning condensation.

Nick is a writer with nearly a decade of experience in the home improvement industry. Now one of Forbes Home’s in-house writers, he previously wrote for Forbes Home as a freelance writer. He has ...

With climate change and frequent droughts, more people are collecting rainwater for personal use. While it's an eco-friendly and cost-saving practice, there are important restrictions to consider. In ...

Save the rain for a sunny day build a rainwater collection system that’ll store 275 gallons in recycled water containers in a system five times bigger than the typical rain barrel. Reposted with ...

Plain, sloping roofs can collect up to 50 percent more rainwater than flat roofs with gravel. This water is also of higher quality. These are the conclusions of a study conducted by researchers in ...