A rain barrel is exactly what it sounds like — it's a large barrel ... a barrel to catch overflow from a basin or vice versa, creating a two-way system to conserve water. In areas with sporadic ...

In addition to the case basins and pipes, the town also has a huge piece of equipment which allows them to remove any clogs or debris from the catch basins’ storm water systems.

Mexico City’s drought and water shortage is so bad that one of the capital’s rainwater catchment basins caught fire Tuesday, scorching 75 acres (30 hectares) of dried-up vegetation.