Is Collecting Rainwater Legal In Your State?

Rainwater collection involves capturing and storing rainwater. Legal in most states, but some Western states with prior appropriation water rights have restrictions.

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Collecting Rainwater Legality Map

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Collecting Rainwater Legal Status by State

State ↕	Status ↕	Key Details	More Info
Alabama	LEGAL	In Alabama, collecting rainwater is legal and generally unregulated. There are no specific statutes restricting the capt...	View Details →
Alaska	LEGAL	Alaska permits rainwater harvesting without restrictions. There are no state laws limiting the collection or use of rain...	View Details →
Arizona	LEGAL WITH RESTRICTIONS	Arizona regulates rainwater harvesting under ARS § 45-1121, allowing limited collection of rainwater for certain uses bu...	View Details →
Arkansas	LEGAL	Arkansas allows rainwater collection without restrictions. There are no state statutes limiting the capture or use of ra...	View Details →
California	LEGAL	California encourages rainwater harvesting and has no restrictions on residential rainwater collection under California ...	View Details →
Colorado	LEGAL WITH RESTRICTIONS	Colorado restricts rainwater harvesting under CRS § 37-92-103(10)(a), allowing limited collection only for single-family...	View Details →
Connecticut	LEGAL	Connecticut does not have laws restricting rainwater collection. Homeowners may collect and use rainwater without permit...	View Details →
Delaware	LEGAL	Delaware permits rainwater harvesting without restrictions. There are no state statutes limiting the collection or use o...	View Details →
Florida	LEGAL	Florida encourages rainwater harvesting and has no restrictions on residential rainwater collection under Florida Statut...	View Details →
Georgia	LEGAL	Georgia allows rainwater harvesting without restrictions. There are no state laws limiting the capture or use of rainwat...	View Details →
Hawaii	LEGAL WITH RESTRICTIONS	In Hawaii, collecting rainwater is generally allowed but regulated under the state's water rights system. According to H...	View Details →
Idaho	LEGAL WITH RESTRICTIONS	Idaho allows rainwater collection but regulates water rights under the prior appropriation doctrine. According to Idaho ...	View Details →
Illinois	LEGAL	Illinois does not restrict the collection of rainwater. There are no specific statutes prohibiting or regulating rainwat...	View Details →
Indiana	LEGAL	Indiana law does not restrict rainwater collection. There are no statutes or regulations prohibiting individuals from ha...	View Details →
Iowa	LEGAL	Iowa permits rainwater harvesting without restrictions. There are no state laws prohibiting the collection or use of rai...	View Details →
Kansas	LEGAL WITH RESTRICTIONS	Kansas regulates rainwater collection under its water appropriation laws. According to Kansas Statutes Annotated §82a-70...	View Details →
Kentucky	LEGAL	Kentucky does not have laws restricting rainwater collection. Individuals may collect and use rainwater without permits ...	View Details →
Louisiana	LEGAL	Louisiana permits rainwater harvesting without restrictions. There are no state statutes limiting the collection or use ...	View Details →
Maine	LEGAL	Maine allows rainwater collection without restrictions. There are no state laws prohibiting or regulating rainwater harv...	View Details →
Maryland	LEGAL	Maryland permits rainwater harvesting without restrictions. There are no statutes or regulations limiting the collection...	View Details →
Massachusetts	LEGAL	Massachusetts allows the collection of rainwater without specific restrictions under state law. There are no statutes pr...	View Details →
Michigan	LEGAL	Michigan permits rainwater harvesting without restrictions. There are no state statutes limiting the collection or use o...	View Details →
Minnesota	LEGAL	Minnesota allows rainwater collection without state restrictions. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources encourag...	View Details →
Mississippi	LEGAL	Mississippi does not have laws restricting rainwater collection. The state encourages water conservation, and rainwater ...	View Details →
Missouri	LEGAL	Missouri permits rainwater harvesting without restrictions under state law. There are no statutes limiting collection or...	View Details →
Montana	LEGAL WITH RESTRICTIONS	Montana regulates rainwater collection due to prior appropriation water rights. According to Montana Code Annotated § 85...	View Details →
Nebraska	LEGAL WITH RESTRICTIONS	Nebraska regulates rainwater collection under its water rights system. The Nebraska Department of Natural Resources requ...	View Details →
Nevada	LEGAL WITH RESTRICTIONS	Nevada restricts rainwater collection due to its prior appropriation water rights system. NRS 533.024 prohibits unauthor...	View Details →
New Hampshire	LEGAL	New Hampshire allows rainwater harvesting without restrictions. There are no state laws prohibiting collection or use of...	View Details →
New Jersey	LEGAL	New Jersey permits rainwater collection without restrictions. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection supp...	View Details →
New Mexico	LEGAL WITH RESTRICTIONS	In New Mexico, rainwater harvesting is legal but regulated under the State Engineer's Office. The state allows limited c...	View Details →
New York	LEGAL	New York permits rainwater harvesting without specific restrictions. There are no state statutes prohibiting the collect...	View Details →
North Carolina	LEGAL	North Carolina allows rainwater harvesting without restrictions. The state encourages rainwater collection for irrigatio...	View Details →
North Dakota	LEGAL	North Dakota permits rainwater harvesting without restrictions. There are no state laws limiting the collection, possess...	View Details →
Ohio	LEGAL	Ohio allows rainwater harvesting without specific state restrictions. There are no laws prohibiting collection, storage,...	View Details →
Oklahoma	LEGAL WITH RESTRICTIONS	Oklahoma permits rainwater harvesting but regulates it under the prior appropriation water rights system. Collection of ...	View Details →
Oregon	LEGAL WITH RESTRICTIONS	Oregon allows rainwater harvesting but regulates it under the state's water rights system. Small-scale collection for do...	View Details →
Pennsylvania	LEGAL	Pennsylvania permits rainwater harvesting without restrictions. There are no state laws prohibiting the collection, stor...	View Details →
Rhode Island	LEGAL	Rhode Island allows rainwater harvesting without restrictions. The state encourages rainwater collection as a water cons...	View Details →
South Carolina	LEGAL	South Carolina permits rainwater harvesting without restrictions. There are no state laws limiting the collection, posse...	View Details →
South Dakota	LEGAL	South Dakota allows the collection of rainwater without specific restrictions. There are no statutes prohibiting rainwat...	View Details →
Tennessee	LEGAL	Tennessee permits rainwater collection for residential and commercial use without restrictions. There are no state statu...	View Details →
Texas	LEGAL	Texas encourages rainwater harvesting and has laws supporting its use, including the Texas Water Code §11.1421 which pro...	View Details →
Utah	LEGAL WITH RESTRICTIONS	Utah allows rainwater collection but with restrictions under the Utah Division of Water Rights. Collecting rainwater is ...	View Details →
Vermont	LEGAL	Vermont permits rainwater collection without restrictions. There are no state statutes limiting possession or sale of ra...	View Details →
Virginia	LEGAL	Virginia allows rainwater harvesting without state restrictions. There are no laws prohibiting possession or sale of col...	View Details →
Washington	LEGAL WITH RESTRICTIONS	Washington State allows rainwater collection but with restrictions under the prior appropriation water rights system. Co...	View Details →
West Virginia	LEGAL	West Virginia permits rainwater collection without specific restrictions. There are no state statutes limiting possessio...	View Details →
Wisconsin	LEGAL	Wisconsin allows rainwater harvesting without restrictions. There are no state laws limiting possession or sale of colle...	View Details →
Wyoming	LEGAL WITH RESTRICTIONS	Wyoming regulates rainwater collection under its prior appropriation water rights system. Personal rainwater collection ...	View Details →

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