Using rainwater can save money in the long run, especially amid rising utility costs. (Getty Images) Though people have been collecting rainwater for thousands of years, the process can be mystifying.

One inch of rain pouring down on an average-sized residential roof creates 748 gallons of stormwater runoff, according to the King County Wastewater Treatment Division. After collecting debris, waste ...

A rainwater catchment system has been installed at Loleta Elementary School to address irrigation needs for several present garden and future on-site orchard areas. The idea for the project comes from ...

FAIRBANKS — Installing a rain barrel to collect rainwater for non-potable uses is an easy way to help the environment and save money. Water collection systems can be as simple as a rain gutter ...

Worried about California’s dry winter? Interested in installing a rainwater capture system from your roof? A new state ballot measure written by an East Bay lawmaker and signed by Gov. Jerry Brown ...