I would love to put in some type of in ground rain storage system but thats in the future. We only put as much water as the girls need for their baths then we use the bathwater to water the plants. We had to quit watering our lawn by law. We try to only run the clothes or dishwasher when we have a full load and then run them on the shortest cycle needed. I don't know we could cut our water usage down by much.