Urban Danger

[Irving]

I've got a little less than 30 gallons of water. All in 2 liter soda bottles. What a pain.

[hurley842002]

Between 1 gallon jugs, and cases of water, i've got just over twenty gallons, for myself and my girlfriend. About 90% of the water is unopened drinking water, the other is refilled gallon jugs from the tap. I plan to continue stocking a couple gallons a week, until I run out of room.

[Irving]

We had empty 2 liters completely covering the tops of our cupboards for a few months. I got fed up with them one day and cleaned them all and filled with water to stick under the house. Glad I did it, because it doubled our water.

[2008f450]

I have always used barrels for storage. Currently have 3 55 gallon blue plastic drums in the garage full. Nowhere near enough for a year but enough to last until another ource is found.

[Wulf202]

rain catchment systems of any type are illegal in colorado

[ghettodub]

Got the movie pulled up, and my tin foil hat ready to go! Here we go Urban Danger!

[ronaldrwl]

rain catchment systems of any type are illegal in colorado

What? Screw them. I'll catch as much water as I want.

[Wulf202]

What? Screw them. I'll catch as much water as I want.

Yeah and if you want to get your blood warm look up how many states have made water filtration illegal. Then stop posting about potentially illegal activities.

[rocktot]

Don't forget, you need to 'rotate' your water, and you might have to put chlorine tabs in it, every 6 months or so, not sure of the exact time. It won't store for one year in a plastic bottle 'safe', I know that.

[mutt]

rain catchment systems of any type are illegal in colorado

They changed the law in 2009. You can collect rainwater with these restrictions:

• Harvesting takes place on residential property
• The owner of the property has a legal entitlement to a well
• No water is provided in the area by a water district or a municipality
• The roof is the only location collecting rainwater
• The collected rainwater is put to uses explicitly permitted in the well permit

IMHO any laws making rain water collection illegal are ridiculous, but such things happen in a society that tries to assign ownership rights to everything imaginable.