The Rainwater Observer

Rainwater Harvesting System Installation- Feb.2011

Project: 10,000 Gal. Rainwater Harvesting System for Irrigation Supply Installed by: Rainwater Harvesting Systems, Inc. Designer & Project Manager: Jeremy Delost, ARCSA AP Location: Dallas, TX Date: Feb. 2011 We begin with a high-quality stainless steel mesh gutter screen supported by an aluminum frame.  This is the most important filter in the entire system.  By [...]

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Commercial Rainwater System Installation

This 20,000 gallon rainwater system collects rainwater from the building's planted green roof as well as parking canopy. This water is used to irrigate the roof and provides water for toilet flushing.

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Passive Rainwater Harvesting

Passive rainwater harvesting is simply the diversion of water towards an infiltration area where the soil detains, purifies and slowly releases rainwater into the groundwater supply. Here are some reasons to love passive rainwater harvesting.

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Converting a Swimming Pool to a Rainwater Tank

Rather than paying to have an unwanted swimming pool removed, it is possible to convert it to a rainwater harvesting tank and then cover with soil and sod for an attractive and environmentally sustainable lawn.

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Commercial Rainwater System- 20K gallons

Installed for the purpose of providing irrigation water to a growing business, this system takes advantage of 8,000 square feet of collection area and two (2) 10,000 gallon metal tanks. A drought-tolerant landscape was installed to minimize water demand during the hottest and driest months of the year.

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Rainwater System Installation, Part 2

The tank is complete and the system is now ready to collect rainwater. In this post, you can see the vortex filtration systems being installed as well as the extensive conveyance system.

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LEED Certified Buildings

By Chris Tilley Leed Green Building Rating System program is a certification program for green buildings.(source) The current version of the system is 2.2 and there is a version 3 that is coming. Version 3 will involve carbon footprint and carbon trading in some form. The system has four levels: Certified – 26-32 points Silver [...]

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Rainwater Collection Gaining Huge Mainstream Momentum

Written by Preston Koerner | September 1, 2008 There’s kind of an edgy, underground movement of conscious homeowners and environmentalists that are finding creative ways to capture water and reuse it for their needs. BusinessWeek’s Malia Wollan just wrote an article called “Rainwater collectors work to ease shortages,” and she talks about the popularity of [...]

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