Summary Reader Response - Draft 3
The article by Maxwell-Gaines (2004), “Rainwater harvesting 101”, shares more information about rainwater harvesting with the readers. The process of collecting and storing rain from a building or other impermeable surface to reuse as opposed to allowing it to run off is known as rain harvesting. Rainwater harvesting is one of the earliest and most straightforward methods of supplying water to a home on one's own and it has been practiced for thousands of years by many countries. Rainwater was traditionally harvested from a roof. Nowadays, it can be collected with rain barrels or connecting downspouts from different gutters to the collection pipes. The entire house or business can then be supplied with water using the rainwater that has been collected. Rainwater harvesting is a method to green homes and reduces environmental impact and the collected water can be used anywhere we use tap water. According to Maxwell-Gaines (2004), he believes that rainwater harvesting is a viable tec...