Water Harvesting
Another method of conserving water is through water harvesting. Water harvesting is the practice of collecting rainwater or runoff/excess water for various household purposes. Care is taken to make sure that the water is pollutant-free at any given time; pollutants could be from the air, water, soil etc. Water for this can be obtained from various resources such as excess water from rooftops, seasonal flood streams, watershed management etc.
Uses of Harvesting Water
Water generally in these methods is not held up on the surface but beneath the ground.
- Water can be purified and used for drinking purposes
- Used for daily household chores
- Water stored is also supplied to large-scale industries
- Serves as a secondary resource of water for animals and plants
- Helps increase biomass production
- Mitigates droughts and floods
- Increases the life of downstream reservoirs and dams
- Recharges wells, provides moisture to the ground hence vegetation
- Water does not dry up/Evaporate
- Chances of water being contaminated by animals and humans are nullified.
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