Rain Barrels and Mosquitoes

First Paragraph:: Storage of rainwater for later use, or “rainwater harvesting,” is a sustainable or low impact development practice currently in use to conserve water resources and to treat stormwater runoff. Rainwater harvesting treats stormwater as a resource, rather than the more conventional approach of treating it as waste and removing stormwater from a site as quickly as possible. Rainwater can be harvested by simply capturing water during a rainfall event for reuse, such as watering the garden, the lawn, washing the dog, or other purposes. It is important to note harvested rainwater is not potable and should not be used for drinking or cooking.
Publication Number:: FS1240
Author(s):: Pat Rector
Teresa Duckworth
Dina M. Fonseca
Publisher:: Rutgers NJAES Cooperative Extension
Date Published:: 11/11/2014
Number of pages:: 4
Tags:: rainwater, rain barrels, stormwater