Here is why rainwater storage tanks should be an essential investment
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Friday, July 27, 2018
It is only when we are experiencing a heatwave that we realise what a valuable commodity water is. With the extreme temperatures in the northern hemisphere sparking fires, triggering disruption to travel, baking the landscape, affecting farming, and wildlife - Scientists have warned that this is the "new normal" as the planet warms through greenhouse gas emissions. Water conservation is now more important than ever before with great consideration on the essential investment of rainwater storage tanks for commercial and domestic use.
Why rainwater storage tanks are essential
- Provides an independent water source when others aren't available- supplies become limited or hosepipe bans are enforced
- Provides non-chlorinated water for crop and landscaped garden irrigation, filling ponds
- Back-up water supply for emergency services including fire protection
- Rainwater harvested in water storage tanks helps reduce the demands on mains water supplies, saving treated water for more appropriate water uses
Rainwater storage tanks hold on average 1000 gallons of water offering a sustainable water supply but only if the collected water is used in an efficient way - to avoid offer flowing water storage tanks!
Directly attributing heatwaves to climate change sparks an interesting debate, but many experts are in agreement that the occurrence of heatwaves will increase over the coming years. Governments, heads of the commercial sector, farmers and industry all need to recognise that extreme weather is going to become more common and adapt to these changes. Rainwater harvesting is just one important step and therefore the investment should be considered essential. In Australia, for example it is law in some parts for all new homes to have a
rainwater storage tank included in the build.