Comment Re:Rainwater collection from homes (or roads) (Score 1) 678
As to crops, why don't they put down thick black plastic over the entire field. Then capture that water to a swimming pool sized holding tank, and pump it back out via drip/sprinkler systems to water their plants as needed.
As to thinking the consumer should pay for water recycling costs, I'm not suggesting that. But water use reduction and recycling does have to be forced, one way or another -- whether that is a cost per gallon causing prudent use, or even/odd watering days, or "no lawns allowed in AZ". So you offer incentives to those who capture...much like the solar energy people are doing today. The point is we all pay, whether the cost is direct or indirect.
As to road water usage, I found my error -- 68B gallons is the amount used daily, road water amount was for the year. Mea culpa.