cammoblammo t1_iuffyqi wrote on October 30, 2022 at 10:33 PM

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Why would you only have a fifty gallon barrel?

Here in Australia a small water tank is about 250 gallons. It’s not uncommon to find tanks twenty or even fifty times that size.

I know plenty of people who run their entire house with rainwater.

[deleted] t1_iufouut wrote on October 30, 2022 at 11:37 PM

The law says 110 gallons max. There's a deal to get water from the Colorado River signed by five states, taking water on residential properties prevents water from running off into the river.

Something like 70% of Australia is uninhabitable.

cammoblammo t1_iugvsmf wrote on October 31, 2022 at 6:10 AM

A large area of Australia is uninhabitable, which is why we use big-arse tanks to catch the rain.

In most new dwellings in some states (even—especially—in cities) it’s mandatory to have rainwater tanks installed.