Why Recycle?

There are two general WHY questions that we hear quite often. Some ask, "Why do you feel so strongly about storm water control and harvesting rainwater?" And secondly, most people ask themselves, "Why would I want to put one of 'those things' at my house (or business)?"

The answers to both questions are strongly related. Let's take the second one first. Why would anyone want to invest a few thousand dollars into a RainHarvest System? Here are some reasons:

1. you can use free water
2. you can use free water anytime you desire
3. you can use free water anytime you desire for any purpose
4. you're participating in a small but significant way in helping the local environment
5. your garden wont suffer due to outdoor water bans

Please understand this simple idea. The rain water which would normally flow into your neighbors property, down the curb, or into the storm sewer will now be stored on your property for your personal use! The rain water that may be causing erosion on your (or your neighbor?s) property, will now be collected and erosion prevented. This clean water will now be available to use at your discretion.

The answer to the questions concerning our motives to manage storm water is deeply rooted in our convictions as proper stewards of the environment. Excessive and uncontrolled storm water runoff causes damage to the land with gully and sheet erosion. Damage is also caused to our waterways through pollution and erosion. Understand that as more permeable surfaces (soil) are covered with non-permeable surfaces (roofs, pavement, etc...), runoff increases dramatically. This runoff carries soil and pollutants into the waterways. The result of any particular rain event is denuded soil, silted stream beds, eroded stream banks, and water inhabitable to fish. This situation can be corrected.