What is 'rainwater harvesting'?

What is 'rainwater harvesting'?

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Rainwater Harvesting is when you take the rainwater that falls on your property and collect it for use later. You can collect it in rain barrels off of your downspouts that come out of your house,or you can direct run off from other areas of your property into an underground cistern. As long as you are able to pull that out for use later, you're going to be reducing the amount of water you use from other portable sources.