Comments on: Atlanta To Take Up Rainwater Harvesting Ordinance

By: Chris Maestro

Chris Maestro — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 13:35:59 +0000

Yes, you are exactly right… the extra expense to refine the water for drinking will result in much greater time to recoup your money.

By: Some Pastafarian

Some Pastafarian — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 23:20:23 +0000

Wouldn’t it be more cost effective to use rainwater for grey water purposes? No need of the expense to refine it for drinking.

By: Tom L

Tom L — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 20:42:34 +0000

It’s easy. Collect the condensate from an in-house dehumidifier. I watch a steady drip from ours going down the drain in the basement every time I look.

I presume one could eliminate the heat pump in an air-conditioning system and collect much more water, though the cooling effect would be greatly reduced, like to zero.

By: Dana Blankenhorn

Dana Blankenhorn — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 18:55:48 +0000

There’s a huge scale difference between what it costs, and what’s required, to run washing, toilets, and potable water as well as plant water through the roof. Even with Atlanta’s current charges of over $100/month for water, I don’t think you can get a payback for something like 20 years.

By: Bobby

Bobby — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 17:09:23 +0000

When can I buy more of these kinds of products, like my own fission reactor? I’d like to reduce our dependence on dirty coal.