DEBRIS.COMgood for a laugh, or possibly an aneurysm

I am intrigued by the “rain-catchment system” in this earth-friendly house in San Francisco. We’ve been looking for another green upgrade to the homestead; maybe this is it.

WonderWater founder Dylan Coleman contributed an amazing quote to the article:

I see a day in San Francisco when you can’t get a permit unless you collect a certain amount of water, and when you are charged for excess runoff.

It sounds unbelievable, even for San Francisco… but on the other hand, it would solve a mess of problems, like multi-year droughts, disappearing water supplies, maybe even erosion.

All our downspouts are routed into PVC pipes that empty into the creek. It probably wouldn’t be terribly expensive to run them into a tank instead. We certainly have enough room for a tank… assuming the back yard doesn’t slide into Marin County from all the damn rain.