SPICEWOOD SPRINGS, Texas--When Joe Wheeler built his new house here in 2001, he was told that it would cost $10,000 to drill a well, and that he wouldn't be able to drink or bathe in the water.

Rainwater is in its purest form before it hits the ground, but it is usually collected for non potable uses only. What if that huge, free source of naturally distilled water could be used for drinking ...

While a single downpour can deliver thousands of litres of water to a rooftop, in most cities much of it rushes away unused into stormwater drains. In Coimbatore, civic engineers are turning that ...

Back in the day, as "they" say, it was more common than not for folks to collect their rainwater and use it for a variety of tasks. A barrel at the end of the rainspout could collect enough to water ...

Water scarcity threatens UK housing delivery. A Good Homes Alliance guide has tips on cutting demand, smart use and designing ...

The well water on the property we recently bought was undrinkable (too much iron). Without good prospects for a new well (installers could not guarantee the water quality), we decided to install a ...

Faced with chronic shortages of water from an overloaded municipal system, residents on the southern fringe of Mexico City are returning to one of mankind’s most ancient methods to meet their water ...

Access to clean water that is safe and readily available for drinking, domestic use, hygiene, and food production is an essential requirement for health, well being, and societal development as a ...

Three societies on the Baner-Pashan Link Road which had installed rainwater and surface water harvesting systems are now tanker-free despite the intense summer this year in which many other societies ...