Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond by Brad Lancaster

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“English measurements:
You can collect 600 gallons of water per inch of rain falling on 1,000 square feet of catchment surface.

You can collect 27,000 gallons of water per inch of rain falling on 1 acre of catchment surface.

Metric measurements:
You can collect 1,000 liters of water per each 10 millimeters of rain falling on 100 square meteres of catchment surface.

You can collect 100,000 liters of water per 10 millimeters of rain falling on one hectare of catchment surface.”

Considerations for Cold Climates

Considerations for Treatment in Cold-Climate Regions
www.stormh2o.com/SW/Articles/Considerations_for_Treatment_in_ColdClimate_Region_18280.aspx
An article on cold-climate considerations for LID water-harvesting earthworks and related strategies.

Stormwater BMP Design Supplement for Cold Climates, by Deb Caraco and Richard Claytor. Center for Watershed Protection.
vermont4evolution.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/ulm-elc_coldclimates.pdf (click to initiate download of 2.5 MB PDF)

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The Umbrella: Summer 2020

THE UMBRELLA: A catch-all of resources, events, media, and more from Brad Lancaster In this time of Covid-19 and spending more time at home to be safe, I’ve been grateful for the solace, inspiration, and bountiful sustenance my water-harvesting gardens, landscape, and neighborhood forest has provided me, my family, friends, and neighbors. Record summer heat […]

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