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You could have walked around Wall St. in 2008-2012 and thought a recession never happened. You're not going to see 40 million people with rain catchers outside

You could have walked around Wall St. in 2008-2012 and thought a recession never happened. You're not going to see 40 million people with rain catchers outside their homes if that's what you are expecting. The effects are much more insidious than that. It doesn't mean people aren't worrying or doing anything about it.

sandworm101 11y ago
40+ million rain catchers (ie buckets attached to downspouts) would be a great start. I live in a far wetter city (vancouver) and loads of people are installing rainwater storage to ease the load during the summer.
- kuschku 11y ago
  Hell, I live in Germany and even everyone here collects all rainwater from roofs, just to water plants, etc. The stuff california implements now has been standard here for decades, and we have more water than we can use.
- thrownaway2424 11y ago
  In some jurisdictions in the United States it's actually unlawful to divert rainfall.
  - donarb 11y ago
    This is just more anti-government FUD. It is legal in all 50 states to collect rainwater on your property. http://www.enlight-inc.com/blog/?p=1036 http://www.enlight-inc.com/blog/?p=1036 The story that keeps circulating on the internet is that a guy in Colorado was fined for doing just for that. But looking at it more closely you find he was damming creeks on his property and building holding ponds (essentially lakes), which is subject to standard environmental regulations.
    - thrownaway2424 11y ago
      I'm not sure what your link is supposed to prove. It unequivocally states that Colorado makes it unlawful to collect rainwater. Indeed this linked website of the state of Colorado confirms that "you cannot collect rainwater in any other manner, such as storage in a cistern or tank, for later use." http://water.state.co.us/DWRIPub/Documents/DWR_RainwaterFlyer.pdf http://water.state.co.us/DWRIPub/Documents/DWR_RainwaterFlye... Anyway, there is nothing inherently "anti-government" about pointing out what is and is not proscribed by the law.

sandworm101 11y ago

40+ million rain catchers (ie buckets attached to downspouts) would be a great start. I live in a far wetter city (vancouver) and loads of people are installing rainwater storage to ease the load during the summer.

kuschku 11y ago
Hell, I live in Germany and even everyone here collects all rainwater from roofs, just to water plants, etc. The stuff california implements now has been standard here for decades, and we have more water than we can use.
thrownaway2424 11y ago
In some jurisdictions in the United States it's actually unlawful to divert rainfall.
- donarb 11y ago
  This is just more anti-government FUD. It is legal in all 50 states to collect rainwater on your property. http://www.enlight-inc.com/blog/?p=1036 http://www.enlight-inc.com/blog/?p=1036 The story that keeps circulating on the internet is that a guy in Colorado was fined for doing just for that. But looking at it more closely you find he was damming creeks on his property and building holding ponds (essentially lakes), which is subject to standard environmental regulations.
  - thrownaway2424 11y ago
    I'm not sure what your link is supposed to prove. It unequivocally states that Colorado makes it unlawful to collect rainwater. Indeed this linked website of the state of Colorado confirms that "you cannot collect rainwater in any other manner, such as storage in a cistern or tank, for later use." http://water.state.co.us/DWRIPub/Documents/DWR_RainwaterFlyer.pdf http://water.state.co.us/DWRIPub/Documents/DWR_RainwaterFlye... Anyway, there is nothing inherently "anti-government" about pointing out what is and is not proscribed by the law.