Insights On Collecting Water

COMMENTARY

• Don explains his passive water management system directing excess rainwater where its needed
• Discusses how he can flow water uphill through engineered pipes without pumps
• Describes his innovative rainwater cistern made from a culvert storing 400 gallons of water
• Pollinators like bees in permaculture to enhance food production

How Much Water You Say?

COMMENTARY

• Rainwater harvesting essentials
  • 3 inches of rain in 2 hours can yield 29,000 gallons on one site
  • 1 inch of rain on 1,000 square feet collects approximately 620 gallons of water
  • Microbasins in soil act as “earth tanks” storing water passively for watering trees and plants
• Effective water harvesting upstream mitigates flooding downstream
• Graywater can be reused multiple times for garden irrigation
• Metal roofs are excellent for collecting rainwater for plants and trees

NOTE:  Never Store Graywater!  Ready to use immediately

Simple Ways Collecting Water

COMMENTARY

• Use five-gallon buckets on eaves to collect rainwater
• Harvest air conditioning condensate as distilled water during humid seasons
• Create shallow basins around plants to direct rainwater straight to roots

RESOURCES

• Tank N Barrel – water harvesting storage tanks and more.
• Arizona DEQ Guidelines For Graywater Harvesting At Home
• The Urban Farm’s Water Harvesting Summit
• Water Your Garden Guidelines