Since a good chunk of the Sun Belt is currently experiencing droughts to one degree or another, and since the drought in Texas is considered extreme, I’m adding these links so that you can check your specific areas, and find out more about water harvesting.
USDA Office of the Chief Economist
Weather and Climate Publications
Drought Monitor
http://www.drought.unl.edu/dm/index.html
U.S. Department of Energy, Best Management Practice: Alternate Water Sources, https://www1.eere.energy.gov/femp/program/waterefficiency_bmp14.html
How to Build a Rainwater Collection System:
Rainwater Calculator:
The Texas Manual on Rainwater Harvesting http://www.twdb.state.tx.us/publications/reports/rainwaterharvestingmanual_3rdedition.pdf
Rain Harvester using 55 gallon barrels:
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