The other day I was chatting with my neighbor while I was working on our backyard fence. I mentioned when we were closing on our new house.
“So … what are you planning to do with your rainwater tank?” she asked as she eyed it jealously. Seems everyone wants their own rain tank nowadays!
As much as I’d like to take my 400 gallons of rainwater with me that ain’t gonna happen. The tank’s gotta be empty for the move so I’ve got to find a new home for all that water. More showers are on the way today and once again I have to pass up the chance to capture more rain. Once you become a rain miser its a hard habit to break!
One thing that really excites me about the new house is that its ideally configured for green uses. I can bury a large 1,200 gallon tank in the backyard and route the downspouts to them. I can find a spot in the enormous unfinished attic for a small holding tank to supply new “graywater” pipes to the toilets.
As for electricity and hot water, we have a flat roof that faces due south: perfect for solar cells and solar water heating! The solar stuff costs major bucks, though, (at least the electricity part) so I’ll have to hold off on that for a bit. I’ve got to figure out just what I want to do there, anyway.