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.”

Materials and Suppliers

The following listings are meant to inform, they are not meant as recommendations. And don’t forget to look in the yellow pages of the phone book for more local suppliers.

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Upcoming Events

  1. 24th Annual Dunbar/Spring Neighborhood Rain, Tree, & Food Forest Planting January, 2020 – Tucson, AZ

    January 18 @ 8:00 am - 12:00 pm

  2. Water Harvesting Presentation, Book Release & Signing with Brad Lancaster – Phoenix, AZ

    January 24 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

  3. Borderlands Regional Watershed Restoration Practitioners Workshop

    February 8 - February 9

  4. Spring 2020 – Permaculture Design Course, Tucson, AZ

    February 8

  5. Online Water Harvesting Course Through Oregon State University

    February 10 - March 15

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Umbrella Newsletter

The Umbrella: Winter 2019/2020

THE UMBRELLA: A catch-all of resources, events, media, and more from Brad Lancaster   Rain Planting E-BOOK now available! Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond, Volume 1, 3rd Edition now available in E-BOOK format Plant the Rain gifts Get holidays gifts that spread the word and practice on how we can make the world a […]

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