Rogers has no ordinance prohibiting rainwater harvesting; the topic is governed by Arkansas state law. Arkansas Code § 17-38-201 allows harvested-rainwater systems for non-potable uses (such as toilet flushing and irrigation), if designed by an Arkansas-licensed engineer with cross-connection safeguards and compliant with the Arkansas Plumbing Code. Outdoor rain barrels for lawn and garden use are not restricted.
Collecting rainwater is legal in Arkansas and Rogers does not publish a local ban. The governing authority is Arkansas Code § 17-38-201, which permits the use of harvested rainwater for non-potable applications. The statute requires that a harvested-rainwater system be designed by a professional engineer licensed in Arkansas, incorporate appropriate cross-connection safeguards to protect the potable supply, and comply with the Arkansas Plumbing Code (2018). Plumbed non-potable storage must carry warning signage along the lines of 'CAUTION: NONPOTABLE WATER – DO NOT DRINK,' and indoor reuse systems require filtration and disinfection. For simple outdoor use, the Arkansas Department of Health has indicated there are no regulations inhibiting rain barrels or cisterns used outdoors to water lawns and gardens, as long as the system is not connected to a potable water source. Because Rogers Water Utilities supplies potable water under a cross-connection control program, any rain-harvesting system tied into household plumbing must avoid contaminating the city supply; outdoor-only rain barrels are the simplest compliant option for landscaping.
Rogers publishes no local penalty specific to rainwater harvesting. State-level requirements apply: a plumbed system installed without the required engineer design, cross-connection safeguards, signage, or Plumbing Code compliance could fail inspection and create cross-connection liability with the water utility. Outdoor rain barrels not connected to potable plumbing are generally unregulated.
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