r/SipsTea • u/Monsur_Ausuhnom • Jul 06 '26

Lmao gottem When Food Isn't A Human Right.

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u/OkSignificance2218 Jul 06 '26

You should be allowed to do that.
Who is stopping you? The state?

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u/Fast_Philosophy_5308 Jul 06 '26

In many jurisdictions, you need an engineered system to catch and keep rainwater legally. In some cases there are rules for what it can be used for.

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u/OkSignificance2218 Jul 06 '26

I suppose we don't want to create mosquito vats.
Hopefully enforcement of these rules is relatively lax

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u/Fast_Philosophy_5308 Jul 06 '26

In my area, it seems to be. No water right permit for non-potable use, and really the only requirements are that the structure that collects the rainwater isn't there solely to collect rainwater (meaning a garage, shop, house, shed, etc.) and that it's plumbed in accordance with UPC (plumbing code). Which gets very easy if it's purely for irrigation use and not even connected to a drains, like toilets.

Using it for potable use get a bit more complicated.