Description
Join our advanced water harvesting course to master pump-based system design through a blend of classroom learning and hands-on installation, so you can confidently build and optimize high-performance water harvesting systems.
Topics covered:
- Context for using pumps for greywater and rainwater systems
- Different types of pumps
- Pump Control options
- Understanding pump curves
- Understanding how to determine irrigation demand
- Electrical Basics, including hands on electrical work
- Filtration techniques to protect pumps
- Best practices for pump installation
- Pump maintenance
- Dozens of working examples
Schedule:
- Optional: Thursday, March 5, 6pm – 7:30pm: Online Live Introduction to Rainwater and Greywater Harvesting
- Saturday, March 7, 9:00am – 4:00pm: Terra Corazon, Valley Center: Lecture with Hands-On Pump Basics with Rosalind Haselbeck
- Sunday, March 8, 9:00am – 4:00pm: Terra Corazon, Valley Center: Hands-On Pump Installation for 13,000-gallon Rainwater System
- Optional (limited space): Wednesday, March 11, 8:30am – 2:30pm: various central San Diego Locations: Shadow our techs to see a variety of pumped systems and perform maintenance on the systems
- Optional (limited space): Thursday, March 12, 8:30am – 2:30pm: various central San Diego Locations: Shadow our techs to see a variety of pumped systems and perform maintenance on the systems
Additional information:
- Early Bird Special $400 through the end of February. Regular price is $550 beginning March 1st.
- If you send more than one member of your team to the class, we’ll give you a $50 discount per person.
- Previous Water Harvesting Certificate Course attendees receive $50 discount.
- Morning refreshments will be provided.
- BYO Lunch.
- Meet with other like-minded businesses in San Diego.
- Join us for our Water Resilience for Land Owners Symposium March 14 and get a special discount on lunch!
