Summary Draft 2

 The webpage "Rainwater Harvesting 101" from Innovating Water Solutions LLC introduces what is rainwater harvesting. Rainwater harvesting is the collection of run-off waters from buildings and other possible surfaces for future uses. In the past, rainwater used to be collected in gutters that channel water into storage units. However,  rainwater harvesting can be as simple as collecting rainwater in a rain barrel or as complicated as a large cistern to supply an entire household in the modern times. The author believes that although the idea of rainwater harvesting conjures images of old farm cistern or thoughts of developing countries, the reality is that many countries are adopting this method because it proved to be a viable method in supplying water. The author believed that rainwater harvesting is viable in the urban setting due to the convenience of collecting runoff water from your roof and directing it to a water storage tank. Hence, rainwater can help to supply water in a household. In my opinion, having access to clean water is important in our daily lives to maintain our wellbeing, hence there is a need for Singapore to reduce the dependence on imported water and improve on other sources to get clean water. I believe that desalination of seawater will contribute more in replacing imported water in the future than rainwater harvesting in Singapore although rainwater harvesting does contribute significantly to replacing imported water.

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