We storage it in 2000 gallon containers we purchased from Wiley (I think that%26#039;s the right spelling), but before we did that we got 55gal containers for free from coca cola and Walmart (make sure they%26#039;re %26quot;food grade%26quot; or you%26#039;ll be doing a lot of cleaning). freecycle, craigslist, habitat for humanity, a local ranch and feed store, etc.
Before we decided to catch and drink our rain water I sent in samples of it to UT for testing, the results came back 99 ppm (500 being %26quot;drinkable%26quot; by the dept of food and drug) 0 toxins, 0 chemicals, 0 pollutants. Since then i purchased a handy little pocket water tester and have kept a close eye on it. I also take it with me on travels and check the water I%26#039;m drinking in other cities. Some of the better cities tap water are SLC at 250ppm, Detroit (surprisingly) 280. I don%26#039;t want to say what some of the lesser ones were. Aquafina bottle water was 440.
Anyway, your roof should be completely clean and a perfect surface for catching water. Any dust that builds on our roof simply settles to the bottom (the house inlet is about a foot off the bottom) of the tank and doesn%26#039;t affect the taste or health of the water what so ever (we all ate plenty of dirt as a kid). We do ad a table spoon of bleach to the tanks per every 500 gallons of water, not for the caught rain water (as it is clean to drink immediately),but because we storage it for long durations of time in tanks. Without the bleach (silver works just as good) algae tends to grow (which still isn%26#039;t bad for you, just taste weird).
We do not filter our water as it is cleaner then most %26quot;filtered%26quot; bottled water.
If you%26#039;d like more info I wrote a self help DIY guide that%26#039;s available at www agua-luna com
Hope this helped, feel free to contact me personally if you have any questions if you’d like assistance in making your first self sufficient steps, I’m willing to walk you step by step threw the process. I’ve written several how-to DIY guides available at www agua-luna com on the subject. I also offer online and on-site workshops, seminars and internships to help others help the environment.
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