Rainwater Harvesting Installation Workshop
Rainwater harvesting is one way to create a more secure, local, and healthy water supply for your garden. Rather than depending on rivers (for Oakland, the Mokelumne) or groundwater, why not collect rainwater from your roof? With Oakland's average rainfall of 23", a 1000 square foot roof can yield almost 14,330 gallons of rainwater that's dying to be infiltrated in the soil! Wow, right?
Join Wholly H20 for a four hour rainwater harvesting installation. They're hoping this workshop might be the basis for creating an Oakland Water Wheel, where neighbors help one another install cisterns and construct rain gardens and infiltration basins.
What You Will Learn
How collecting rainwater benefits both you and your watersheds
The pieces/parts that go into a rainwater harvesting cistern system
Tools needed
How to prep a pad for the cistern
How to install a first flush diverter
How to install the cistern
What to do with overflow water from the cistern
How to maintain your cistern over the years
30.00 donation requested
$1.00 - $40.00 Sliding Scale
Please remember that Wholly H2O is a small nonprofit. They must cover our costs and give back to the instructor. Generosity Rules!