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Demystifying 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

Ready 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

Hidden 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

Making 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

Get 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

Introducing 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

City 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

Save 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,

The air is just air, cool and moist as the promising sun pushes a wave of pale oranges and pinks from the east. Out of the quiet, emerging dawn, a hum begins, low and ethereal, from overhead. Building from an

CorGal® Tanks Add Beauty and Functionality

Conveyance to a rainwater tank can be as simple as a downspout directed to an in-line filter and to a tank. OR conveyance can make a visual statement about the flow of rainwater during a storm as in this photo.