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n. - A structure in which water is collected.

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  • IMAGE: west coast green lorax clipper house green sustainable san francisco reclaimed wood rain catchment
  • Other rain catchment systems can be devised in the form of botanical facades, and modular permeable pavement.
  • We have a lovely rain catchment pond, which has easily collected 50,000 gallons this rain season in a proof-of-concept test, and mostly overflowed.
  • Same goes for the insulated walls ... rain catchment etc, etc)
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