Harvesting Rain for the Landscape September 19, 2010

Areas served by municipal water systems tend to overlook rainwater as a resource, but that is starting to change. Rainwater harvesting keeps relatively clean water out of the sewer and makes it available for watering plants, filling wildlife ponds and pollinator habitats, creating rain gardens, and possibly for other non-potable uses. In this class we will cover roof and downspout connections, first flush diverters, above-ground containment options, and predicting the volume of water that typically can be collected from a roof. The class will cover both gravity-only and pump-assisted water delivery.