January 4, 2022
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Low-cost porous paving materials and installation such as porous aggregate and recycled concrete sidewalk chunks or bricks are covered in Porous Paving by Bruce K. Ferguson and Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands, Volume 2,…
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Infiltration chambers (aka, “leaching chambers” or “subsurface outlet chambers”) I far prefer the use of these bottomless, louver-sided plastic chambers over the use of perforated pipe in French drain applications. The larger-capacity chambers…
p>Mulch can be free/homemade (see section-headers below in italics) or purchased from landscape material suppliers. Make sure it contains organic matter only—no mixed-in soil. Also, if you can purchase what they call “overs,”…
FILTERRA® Stormwater Bioretention Filtration SystemThis system may be useful in hyper-urban sites, while sites with more plantable space should consider the Natural Drainage Systems (NDS) approach utilized by the cities of Seattle, Washington…
The bulk, if not all, materials for creating most water-harvesting earthworks are already on-site and free. The soil is the main one. Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands, Volume 2, covers the rest. If you…
For gravity-fed water systems I recommend 3/4-inch interior diameter hoses over smaller diameter hoses so there will be less surface friction and you’ll get much better water flow. Though note that the couplings…
Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands, Volume 3 describes a simple gravity-fed drip irrigation system hooked up to an above-ground cistern. The suppliers for some of the parts are listed below: Drip irrigation emitters for…