| Stormwater collection basins
are used to contain snowmelt or rainwater which has
run off streets, lawns, construction and industrial
sites and picked up fertilizers, pesticides, oil or
other pollutants on the way to rivers, lakes, and coastal
waters. Synthetic liners used for this type of containment
must stand up to the pollutants and natural elements
they’re exposed to as well as to any other physical
or chemical operations used to remove or neutralize
collected material. Synthetic liners used when stormwater
is collected for other reasons must have different characteristics,
such as suitability for contact with drinking water.
People in many parts of the world rely on collected
rainwater for drinking, cooking, and other personal
use. MPC onion tanks and water bladders made from FDA
approved material are also used as emergency water tanks.
It is estimated that 30,000 to 60,000 people in Hawaii
depend on rainwater catchments systems for their water
needs.
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