Rainwater Harvesting Systems, Inc.

There are three questions that I would like to ask you about your water supply, which on the surface seem easy to answer, but can reveal a great deal about how we have come to take our water for granted.  Here they are:

1. Where exactly does your water come from?

2. About how much water do you use per month (gallons)?

3. How safe is your drinking water supply?

Can you answer any three of these questions with great certainty?  My guess is that you have some idea about where you water comes from in general, but how much do you know about the quality of the source, the methods used to treat your water and who makes decisions regarding the pricing and restrictions placed on your water supply?

Most likely, you also know about how much you pay every month for your water, but it is uncommon for me to find someone who knows how many gallons they use on a monthly basis.  I find this fascinating.   Please take the time to look at your water bill to determine your monthly water consumption.  For reference purposes, my personal monthly water usage is around 1,500 gallons. What's yours?

You may have heard about recent reports published by the Associated Press citing hundreds of examples of pharmaceuticals showing up in the public water supplies of over 40 million Americans.  Are you one of the millions of Americans consuming drug-laden water from a public supply?  Is your water chlorinated and fluorinated?  Are these chemicals safe to consume over the long term?  Now is the time to seriously consider these questions.

See the 5 questions that I hear nearly every day regarding rainwater harvesting.  >