permaculture

["Wordgarden" <wordgarden@iinet.net.au>]

 

 

Try "Rural Diverters" on

http://www.theraincatchers.com.au/products.asp?cat=3

 

There are simple, cheap and commercially available rain diverters such as this one:
http://www.theraincatchers.com.au/products.asp?cat=5
that divert the first "flush" of rainfall off the roof .....Then, that debris-free water can be filtered through a low-cost sand/charcoal filter, and finally through a bacterial filter if desired...