> try to build a pond high up on the hill This, or tanks (to cut down on evaporation). Pretty common here on the BC coast for people to plumb the gutters of t

> try to build a pond high up on the hill This, or tanks (to cut down on evaporation). Pretty common here on the BC coast for people to plumb the gutters of their house and outbuildings to tanks and then use that stored water in the summer for the garden or topping off wells. If you have 9 months of rain/live in a temperate rainforest it's not likely conjuring water out of the air is worth the effort :)