Patent ID: 8511464

Claim:
A method of harvesting rain water, flood water, or dew with stimuli-responsive superabsorbent polymers (SAPs), comprising: (a) partially filling fabric-based bags or sachets with SAPs; (b) distributing the SAP filled fabric-based bags or sachets to a harvesting center; (c) contacting the SAP filled fabric-based bags or sachets with floodwater, rain or dew at the harvesting center; (d) harvesting rain or dew with the SAP filled fabric-based bags or sachets by absorbing water from the rain or dew to form hydrated SAP filled fabric-based bags or sachets; (e) storing hydrated SAP filled fabric-based bags or sachets in bags in warehouses for a period of time; (f) transporting hydrated SAP filled fabric-based bags or sachets in bags from warehouses to a point of use; and (g) releasing water from hydrated SAP filled fabric-based bags or sachets with a stimulus.