usage and distribution of the water an internal submersible pump may be provided the output of the pump is connected to a conventional garden hose allowing the rain water from the barrel to be used for washing of motor vehicles watering of lawns and flowers rinsing of driveways and the like the pump is controlled by an on off switch located on the side of the barrel application_number US 79854304 A description the best mode for carrying out the invention is presented in terms of its preferred embodiment herein depicted within the fig1 u2013 7 referring now to fig1 through fig7 a rainwater collection apparatus 10 is shown in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention the apparatus 10 comprises a reservoir 12 and a removable intake 14 the reservoir 12 includes a drainage port 16 and a first outlet 18 the reservoir 12 may also include a second outlet 20 for exporting water or potentially working in combination with drainage port 16 the apparatus 10 may further comprises a pump 22 either submersible within the reservoir 12 or independent of the reservoir 12 operatively coupled with the reservoir 12 to pump water from the reservoir 12 through the second outlet 20 the apparatus 10 may also include at least one or more overflow ports 24 provided to permit overflow rainwater to egress from the reservoir 12 in a controlled manner the reservoir 12 may comprise a variety of polygonal body shapes including a cylinder or drum shape an orthogonal shape or a non uniform shape as depicted in the figures wherein the.