Economy of rainwater collecting

Economic analysis showed that the cost of the rainwater harvesting system could be recovered in two years at most. Cost of the system could be significantly lower if more than three families would share in the construction and that the harvested rainwater would be utilized for purposes other than for drinking. Demonstrating the importance of the system to the community, neighboring families were convinced that it provided water for drinking purposes microbiologically safer than the existing water they have been drinking for years. Result of the survey confirmed the desire of the community to put up similar system as they stressed that their health is of paramount importance and subscribed that the construction cost is not an issue at all. Local government units were likewise of the perception that the system would work in the locality and that they are willing to support the initiative of making the system an important and innovative part of their development plan. Keywords: water, water scarcity, rainwater harvesting,