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Rain Water Harvesting
Rain Water Harvesting
Rain water harvesting usually involves larger cisterns or multiple barrel systems that can store enough water to help water landscapes during our long dry summers. Simple practices like amending soil with compost, mulching, and smart watering are the first steps to storing and conserving water.
Learn more about rain water harvesting systems by following the links below, or search the Web under “rain water harvesting.”
Related Links
RainWise: Managing Stormwater at Home has information on installing cisterns, rain gardens, and other ways to reduce, reuse, and clean runoff from your property.
Links to other sites
Saving Water Partnership has a variety of conservation information, including a great how-to factsheet, Using Rain Barrels in Northwest Gardens (PDF).
King County Rain Barrel Information and Sources has factsheets and suppliers to help you find or build a system.
Rainwater Harvesting for Beneficial Use (PDF) from the Seattle Department of Planning and Development, provides a good overview of larger systems for indoor uses, along with code and design requirements.
Rainwater Harvesting and Connection to Plumbing Fixtures (DOC) details the Health Department's code requirements if you want to connect a cistern for indoor uses such as toilet flushing.
Green Home Remodel - Roofing (PDF) has useful information on roofing choices, see the “Rainwater Harvest” section.
Maryland DNR – Build a Simple Rain Barrel shows another simple barrel system.
Texas Manual on Rainwater Harvesting (PDF) is the standard reference for professionals on designing rainwater harvesting, storage, and reuse systems.
Arizona Cooperative Extension Rainwater Harvesting also has information on designing larger home systems.
Sustainable Building Sourcebook has specifications for designers, and suppliers of tanks and materials.
American Rainfall Catchment Systems Association has links to other resources and current news on rainwater harvesting in Washington and around the US.
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