The basic idea of a cistern water system, which collects and stores water in or near a home, goes back centuries. In some parts of Western Asia, archeologists discovered lime plaster cisterns in the ...

Rain barrels are more commonly used than cisterns, simply because of their smaller size and usability. Depending on the model, rain barrels can hold 40 to 60 gallons of water. Cisterns can hold ...

One inch of rain pouring down on an average-sized residential roof creates 748 gallons of stormwater runoff, according to the King County Wastewater Treatment Division. After collecting debris, waste ...

A Tucson couple has lived almost entirely on rainwater for two decades. Is their method part of Arizona's future?

Back in the day, as "they" say, it was more common than not for folks to collect their rainwater and use it for a variety of tasks. A barrel at the end of the rainspout could collect enough to water ...

Off-grid living has moved far beyond a fringe pursuit. It has come a long way, and in 2025, it is no longer just a dream for ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Some place, somewhere in the United States is experiencing drought conditions today. It’s become a constant part of life in America. Plumbing manufacturers have been under pressure from ...

In periods of drought and extreme heat such as San Antonio has faced this year, residents with systems for storing and collecting rainwater could help take some pressure off municipal water supplies — ...

California American Water and MPWMD host annual classes on topics such as water saving irrigation technology and water conservation strategies. Participants learn about the many new water saving ...

Have you ever noticed those big cast-iron pipes sticking up out of the ground in various places around the outside of old houses? They're old rainleaders. They took rainwater from the roof and brought ...

Dylan Herndon spends about three hours several mornings a week in a windowless basement room in Seattle’s 52,000-sq-ft Bullitt Center—likely the world’s most sustainable speculative office building.