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I spent alot of my time in my youth doing this... We had a tank with a barbeque to collect. The water good enough for the goats and washing but my parents felt the tradtion method was better, we would let the rain fall for 5 minutes to wash off the dirt from the roof then fill the buckets and contaier.... That was water independence...
I also recall some one from the USAID talking about public water, goverments borrowing massive amounts for capital water solutions
A years back I met a young NEPA worker who described the use of house tanks as underdevelopment....Now here is a turn back of time to what the ancestors did.....
Why did they never do this simple solutions which has been around for years???? development of cheaper tanks.... auto mated cleaning systems to divert flows...
Senators Call For More Rainwater Harvesting
Published: Saturday | March 2, 20131 Comment
Dr Christopher Tufton
The Senate yesterday passed a motion requesting that the Government consider crafting a policy mandating that future residential developments include rainwater harvesting systems.
The motion, which was moved by Opposition Senator Dr Christopher Tufton, also recommended that the Government conduct a review of the nation's existing water policy.
According to the motion, which was unanimously passed, the proposed measures are critical components that could help to drive the development of a drought-resilient society in Jamaica.
In moving the motion, Dr Tufton noted that for several reasons, the National Water Commission has not been able to properly meet the water demand of citizens. He said this has resulted in severe hardships for families across several communities.
"Due to a lack of confidence in the public water supply system where they exist and the lack of such systems in a number of areas, the commercial water trade is booming and continues to grow," Tufton claimed.
"Within Jamaica, consumers fork out between J$8-10 billion annually to purchase branded and bottled drinking water," he added.
Management problem
Government Senator Norman Grant, while supporting the motion, argued that the country's water problem lies in the management and distribution of the commodity.
However, Grant said rainwater harvesting "must become a bigger part of the conversation" as the country deals with the strategy to provide all Jamaicans with potable and irrigation water.
He emphasised that the installation of rainwater-harvesting systems in new housing developments would mitigate the predictable drought conditions experienced mainly during the dry months.
As part of the consideration of the new policy, the opposition senator said the Government could examine the possibility of providing property tax rebates to offset the additional costs to developers.
"This could be administered by the local authorities who would verify build-out and approve time-bound rebates from property taxes," he explained.
I also recall some one from the USAID talking about public water, goverments borrowing massive amounts for capital water solutions
A years back I met a young NEPA worker who described the use of house tanks as underdevelopment....Now here is a turn back of time to what the ancestors did.....
Why did they never do this simple solutions which has been around for years???? development of cheaper tanks.... auto mated cleaning systems to divert flows...
Senators Call For More Rainwater Harvesting
Published: Saturday | March 2, 20131 Comment
Dr Christopher Tufton
The Senate yesterday passed a motion requesting that the Government consider crafting a policy mandating that future residential developments include rainwater harvesting systems.
The motion, which was moved by Opposition Senator Dr Christopher Tufton, also recommended that the Government conduct a review of the nation's existing water policy.
According to the motion, which was unanimously passed, the proposed measures are critical components that could help to drive the development of a drought-resilient society in Jamaica.
In moving the motion, Dr Tufton noted that for several reasons, the National Water Commission has not been able to properly meet the water demand of citizens. He said this has resulted in severe hardships for families across several communities.
"Due to a lack of confidence in the public water supply system where they exist and the lack of such systems in a number of areas, the commercial water trade is booming and continues to grow," Tufton claimed.
"Within Jamaica, consumers fork out between J$8-10 billion annually to purchase branded and bottled drinking water," he added.
Management problem
Government Senator Norman Grant, while supporting the motion, argued that the country's water problem lies in the management and distribution of the commodity.
However, Grant said rainwater harvesting "must become a bigger part of the conversation" as the country deals with the strategy to provide all Jamaicans with potable and irrigation water.
He emphasised that the installation of rainwater-harvesting systems in new housing developments would mitigate the predictable drought conditions experienced mainly during the dry months.
As part of the consideration of the new policy, the opposition senator said the Government could examine the possibility of providing property tax rebates to offset the additional costs to developers.
"This could be administered by the local authorities who would verify build-out and approve time-bound rebates from property taxes," he explained.
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