Imagine getting fined for catching rain. Sounds absurd, right? Yet across the United States, particularly in arid Western regions, rainwater harvesting operates in a surprisingly complex legal gray ...

Every year, the Earth's surface receives tons of rain. In many parts of the world, rainwater collection is the only way to obtain potable drinking water. In others, collecting rainwater is against the ...

The idea that you can’t just set a barrel under your gutter and collect rain sounds almost rebellious. Water falls from the sky, lands on your roof, and somehow the government wants paperwork involved ...

The International Code Council (ICC) and CSA Group announce the joint development of a new CSA/ICC 805 Rainwater Collection System Design and Installation standard to help ensure the basic safety and ...

(KRQE/NEXSTAR) — A widespread soaking is expected in Connecticut Saturday and may leave many residents thinking about collecting rainwater, but is that legal? The World Water Reserve published a full ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (KRQE/NEXSTAR) — It may seem like the most ...

Olivenhain Municipal Water District, San Dieguito Water District, and Santa Fe Irrigation District invite all to attend a free workshop on the benefits of collecting rainwater. The class is being held ...

As of May 2025, nearly 99% of Florida is experiencing drought, making this one of the driest years since 2008, according to the Florida Public Radio Emergency Network. The signs are obvious: watering ...

Worried about California’s dry winter? Interested in installing a rainwater capture system from your roof? A new state ballot measure written by an East Bay lawmaker and signed by Gov. Jerry Brown ...