One way to solve the pump problem is to catch/store the water right at the
gutter--gravity will do most of the rest, ito distribution.
But there is no free lunch: How do you support hundreds, mebbe thousands of
gallons of water considerably overhead??
One could also do what they do in NYC for roof-top wood water tanks
(ostensibly for fires), and just pump the water overhead to a sep. storage
tank, higher up, and let gravity take care of the rest later.
I also wonder how electric costs of pumping, to use the water, compare w/
the costs of municipal water.
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Anyone do this, in barrels?
Simple enough, in principle....
Just wondering about tricks, logistics, using gravity vs. pumps to
redistribute the water, how you use it (lawn only, or bring inside the
house), etc.
I have 10 downspouts, and could conceivably remove my water meter
altogether, w/ a system like this.

'Course, if I did install it, and disconnected my water meter, you can bet
NY would have the longest goddamm drought in recorded history.
Like the snow we're gonna get.... cuz my snow blower is broken....
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