{"id":133788,"date":"2023-01-19T18:00:07","date_gmt":"2023-01-19T11:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/saved-by-a-rainy-day-californians-harvest-water-during-historic-storms\/"},"modified":"2023-01-19T18:10:19","modified_gmt":"2023-01-19T11:10:19","slug":"saved-by-a-rainy-day-californians-harvest-water-during-historic-storms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/saved-by-a-rainy-day-californians-harvest-water-during-historic-storms\/","title":{"rendered":"Saved by a rainy day? Californians \u2018harvest\u2019 water during historic storms"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nFaced with a sudden influx of water, residents of drought-struck California ask how to keep it around for goodWhen Kitty Bolte looked at her yard at the start of California\u2019s powerful winter storms, she saw more than half a foot of standing water behind her house. At first Bolte, a horticulturalist by trade, contemplated pumping it out onto the street. But with the historic rains coming in the midst of a historic drought, that seemed oddly wasteful.So instead, she and her boyfriend decided to save it. They found a neighbor selling IBC totes \u2013 large 330-gallon plastic containers surrounded by wire \u2013 on Craigslist, and filled them up using an inexpensive Home Depot pump. They also dragged some spare garbage cans outside to sit under the downpour, gathering 800 gallons in all. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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