As some of you may know, light wells are a Del Mar phenomenon because they allow basement level living areas with natural lighting and ventilation where real estate is premium and buildings must be designed to limit visual impact for
Read moreLawn Removal Rebates are back for San Diego
If you’ve been waiting to redevelop your landscape, and save thousands of gallons of water by removing your lawn, until rebates were reinstated, now is your chance! Socalwatersmart.com just reopened their rebates for turf removal. The latest caveat is that
Read moreDemystifying Greywater for New Construction
Greywater has been a touchy subject in San Diego for decades, but people are being encouraged more and more to come out of the “water closet” with their greywater use. In fact in some parts of San Diego, homeowners are
Read moreReady to Catch Some Rain!
If you are thinking about catching some rainwater for irrigation and you already have all your downspouts and surface drains plumbed to the storm drain, this can be a great scenario. Like our client on today’s featured project, you can
Read moreHidden Rainwater Storage in La Jolla
For this homeowner, with a relatively small lot in an exclusive La Jolla neighborhood, locating his rainwater storage tanks in the crawlspace was a great solution for space and cost savings. His 6 tanks have a combined storage of over
Read moreMaking Use of Your Stored Rainwater: Step 1, Adding a Pump/ and Join Us at Our Next Workshop!
With our recent rains, most people’s rainwater storage tanks are full and even overflowing. This is the first blog in a series about making use of your stored rainwater. Most people start with a fairly small tank (or even a
Read moreGet Ready to Catch Some Rain in San Diego!
We often hear people say “It never rains in San Diego”. To which we reply, even in a drought year we get at least 5 inches of rain, which translates to 6,000 gallons per year for a typical residence with
Read moreIntroducing Tiny Timber CorGal® Tanks!!
We are excited to be able to offer a new option for residential scale tanks by Water Storage Tanks Inc., maker of CorGal® Tanks! These tanks are built with Eastern Red Cedar staves and non-potable liners with 25 gauge metal
Read moreCity of San Diego Greywater Rebates
They are here at last — greywater rebates from the City of San Diego! For those of you on my subscriber list, you will be receiving my newsletter on this topic today. These rebates are such important news that I
Read moreSave Money and Rainwater with Raintank Rebates!
As we move into what may be another monsoon season with late spring rains and the prospect of winter storms, this is a great time to plan for a rainwater harvesting system! For residents of the city of San Diego,
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