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Water Harvesting  English (PDF: 4 MB)  Over the years, water
shortages and restrictions have become the norm for people
living in drought-prone regions throughout the world. However,
any region—desert or otherwise—can experience unusually dry
conditions at any time.  Due to the world’s widespread water
woes, water experts everywhere are advocating the process of
water harvesting—capturing, diverting and storing non-potable,
or “reclaimed,” water for landscape irrigation and a variety of
other uses. For years, some conscientious individuals have
embraced smart water use by integrating small-scale water
harvesting systems like rain barrels into their landscapes. Now,
because of technological advances and the growing need to
conserve potable water, specifiers and landscape architects are
finding that water harvesting is an increasingly popular choice
for larger applications like commercial