Rainwater harvesting is big business these days and it is especially so in places where rain is abundant. Most of the rain that falls down is either wasted or unutilized. Chris Buerckner has designed the Watree, which acts as a receptacle for channeling all the rainwater to a place where it can be saved and stored for dry days. The accumulated water is stored in a tank under the surface of the earth and can be used later when required.

The receptacle resembles an inverted umbrella and is intended to allow the harvesting of rain to take place easily. This would definitely help people to save water and limit the wastage of potable water, which happens almost all the time. However, rainwater-harvesting solutions are not new and there have been man already, which is set up at key locations.

What makes Watree unique is its ability to be functional and also look good at the same time. I would be interested to install the Watree in every community so that people do not have to worry about draughts and lack of rain, which is very common across the drier states in the U.S.

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