To determine the rainwater tank and gallon size that best suits your unique scenario: understand five (5) rainwater harvesting (RWH) variables. These key details are selective to RWH systems and should be considered prior to implementing a system and the rain tank that meets the size for your individual application and needs. Key Detail Variables… [Read More]
Rainwater Harvesting
Home Rainfall Collection Calculator
Looking to calculate your home rainwater collection volume from regular rainfall events? Calculating the amount of rainfall in gallons of water involves variables fully dependent on where you live and the entire size of the rainwater harvesting (RWH) system. Needed variables include: (1) Expected rainfall depth in inches; (2) Catchment area size in square feet,… [Read More]
What is My Rainfall?
Annual Precipitation Your geographic location will determine the average rainfall amount you experience and is available for rainwater harvesting, tank water collection, and home water usage. Understanding annual precipitation values and amounts is important in rainwater harvesting (RWH) applications and is a good step in planning, installing, and/or optimizing a RWH system. Rain harvesters seeking… [Read More]
What is Rainwater Harvesting
Rain has a wide range of impacts: it is the harbinger of prosperity for farmers, can cause havoc for people living in flood prone areas, aids in replenishing ground water levels and water reservoirs, or simply helps lower the temperature on a hot summer day. For urban dwellers, rain’s significance is generally limited to determining… [Read More]
Water Conservation at Work: A Look at Four Countries/ Regions
The world’s nations and populations are not equal – in terms of available resources, economic activity, human development, social and cultural rights, skin color of the populace… the list is endless. Water as a resource is also not available in equal measure. For instance, someone in Africa may be getting by with 47 liters of… [Read More]
Rainwater Harvesting for Livestock
In Northern Alabama, a poultry farm implemented the use of a 100,000 gallon bladder-style reservoir to store rainwater for its livestock. The system was engineered to harvest the rainwater that comes down on an 82,000 ft2 poultry house roof. Two inches of rain is all that is needed to fill the 100-foot by 36-foot bladder… [Read More]