The Water Gap Days of water left

50 states

Rainwater Laws By State

What your state actually says about collecting rain off your roof, with the statute cited and the date it was last checked.

Alaska AK Maine ME Vermont VT New Hampshire NH Washington WA Idaho ID Montana MT North Dakota ND Minnesota MN Illinois IL Wisconsin WI Michigan MI New York NY Rhode Island RI Massachusetts MA Oregon. No state limit on rooftop collection OR Nevada. Allowed, with limits worth reading NV Wyoming WY South Dakota SD Iowa IA Indiana IN Ohio OH Pennsylvania PA New Jersey NJ Connecticut CT California. No state limit on rooftop collection CA Utah UT Colorado. Allowed, with limits worth reading CO Nebraska NE Missouri MO Kentucky KY West Virginia WV Virginia VA Maryland MD Delaware DE Arizona AZ New Mexico NM Kansas KS Arkansas AR Tennessee TN North Carolina NC South Carolina SC Oklahoma OK Louisiana LA Mississippi MS Alabama AL Georgia GA Hawaii HI Texas. No state limit on rooftop collection TX Florida FL
  • No state limit on rooftop collection
  • Allowed, with limits worth reading
  • Real restrictions on ordinary collection
States are drawn as equal tiles so the small ones stay readable. Shading shows how much the state restricts ordinary rooftop collection, not how much water you can expect to catch.

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