Rainwater harvesting and rain collection

Today all agricultural industry is paying for water delivered by mains to their farms. This water can be used to feed animals, vehicle washing, shed washdown and crop watering. Using rainwater as an alternative you are reducing your required potable water from the local authority which reduces your annual overheads.

Rainwater harvesting

• Saves up to 50% of your mains water cost.
• A volume of rainwater is kept out of the storm-water management system, helping to reduce flooding risks.
• Rainwater Harvesting gains important Eco-environmental, water usage rating points for your property.
• Rainwater recycling is better for the equipment and pressure washing buildings as it has a balanced pH, does not produce limescale and is free of chemicals such as chlorine found in mains water.
• Rain can be used for watering pigs, providing no contaminated surface run off enters the storage.
• Less detergents will be used with soft rainwater.

Benefits of using rain instead of mains water

• Rainwater is a free, natural, environmentally friendly resource. Rainwater Harvesting upholds all the ethics of Sustainability
  - Reduce, Recycle and Reuse.
• It acts as a cushion against future price increases by the Water Companies - future Hose Pipe Bans will not affect you.
  - Helps to reduce flash flooding - Easy to install.
• Reduced surface water soakaway area required. If you install a rainwater harvester then the surface water soakaway area required is reduced dramatically as it is only needed for the tank overflow during periods of heavy rain.
• Less energy and chemical use for rain used on the farm compared to mains water.
• Rain water harvesting saves you money and helps to save the environment.

To arrange a complimentary Alltech Pig ASSIST audit for your herd, please contact us at pigsolutions@alltech.com.