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I can't recommend a rain barrel system highly enough. It's actually more important for you than me. It's easy to do and then you don't have to drag hoses around and worry about your well. Hint, use big garbage cans for your rain barrels. You'll save a ton.



Someday when we set up housekeeping in the TN mountains we're going to put in a cistern/rain barrel system, mostly gravity-fed.
That sort of thing makes a lot of sense rather than buring out a well pump or running a well dry.



You know, I constructed the system for water conservation but the most enjoyable part on a daily basis is ease of use. Instead of lugging a hose and spraying the garden every evening I just turn the tap on the soaker hose in each garden for an hour. What was a 45 minute job hauling hoses now requires a couple three minute strolls to turn the taps on and off.

You can get an unbelievable amount of water flowing off your roof.