Not everyone has a 'retreat with 20 acres' blah blah blah, but everyone has a roof at their house. That roof can easily have gutters attached to it and a rudimentary water collection system added to it.
Every ounce of water collected in this manner is one less ounce that has to be drug in from the nearest creek, pond, etc. if your well goes down.
This water can be filtered via your Katadyn or berkfield type filter for drinking/cooking use or it can be used for wash water, clothes washing, watering the garden and livestock, etc.
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