Harvesting Rainwater - how do you do it?

[Loudbarker1]

Oh, and I'd be careful extracting water from a stream, technically you're supposed to have a license...

Shouldn't be a problem. You are allowed to take 20 cubic metres a day........

Drought Orders etc do change this basic rule.

Environment Agency - Do you need a licence?

[Two_Sheds]

I have been relying on 3 large butts ... I have a small chicken shed but it's too far from the PT's to rig up a gutter/waterbutt.

You can link as many butts as you like, with hosepipe. (siphon system). You don't need a pump, just gravity
I used to have 3 butts, each about 20ft from its neighbour. No photos I'm afraid (it was several house moves ago). This is the system I have now

Oh, and I'd be careful extracting water from a stream, technically you're supposed to have a license...

Shouldn't be a problem. You are allowed to take 20 cubic metres a day...

That's what I was going to say, you beat me to it.

[Hans Mum]

I went for a walk to lottie today & here's some pics of the setup I mentioned, he uses the underneath as a composting & storage area and collects the rainwater into the IBC, its mostly made out of old pallets