: : : : : I saw on television recently a segment on a rain water tank suitable for use in suburban settings which captured rain water from the guttering system and stored it in an unobtrusive plastic tank.: : : The water stored was used for drinking in that story but I just want to water a garden with it.: : : Does anyone have any information?: : 888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888: : This is VERY very common in Austraila on their ranches. Darn if I can remember the term they use for this but I bet you could do some web searches and find info on it in Australia. I saw it and thought the concept was great for lawn/garden. Many over there think it is THE BEST drinking water.: : Try keywords: Cistern Australia Rain Water Tank but I cant recall the term they use, sorry.: http://www.yvw.com.au/conserve/tanks.htm (try this In a lot of areas in Australia we use holding tanks for the storage of water caught off the roof.Plastic or poly as it is known is one material ,aqua plate steel is another but the material I use is concrete.We have been doing this in our family since 1959 so i hope I can answer some questions you put foward.To water a garden a tap hose uses 3 (english)gallons per minuite.
