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West Coast Green 2008: The H2OG Rainwater Storage System

Daniel Flahiff: on Water




















Every once in a while we come across an idea so fresh and simple it seems incredible that it has not been thought of before. The Rainwaterhog is just such an idea - the H2OG system is a modular rainwater harvesting system that is a ‘game-changer’ in the water harvesting and storage industry. The easy-to-install system “boldly fits where no water storage has fit before” and is expandable, reusable, and 100% recyclable.

Rainwater harvesting is hardly new. Time-honored methods have been in existence for decades - they usually feature an elaborate system of screens, gutters and drains that are designed to divert rainwater to a large central basin or cistern—above or below ground—after which a pump or series of pumps relocates the precious water to locations around the property. This traditional system can be complex, costly and far from easy to create.(more…)


via:inhabitat