Our rainwater collection system just got augmented with the addition of a barrel. Perfect since we have been having such extra juicy weather lately! (A couple days in a row I woke up to find 3 inches of rain in the rain gauge. One or 2 inches on multiple other days recently.)
I also moved a couple of the mini tubs from up front to stack them here in back as supplemental catchment. The front side of the house, water runs downhill (away from the house, and into the poofy voluminous sponge of native plants & trees), whereas the backside is the place where water needs to be caught and managed. Mini tubs in front are not strictly needed.
This is the first year I had thought of doing this. Noticing that the rainfall oscillations seem to be getting more extreme, and that therefore additional capacity is needed in the rainy season on the “rain side” of the house.
When dry season comes, I’ll put those couple of mini tubs back in the front where they come in handy for collecting water in case it gets super dry and even the native plants could use a refresher.
#Rainwater #heatmitigation #floodcontrol #Skyjuice — And our skin loves rainwater!
See pix here. BTW I will be covering the barrel with the same black mesh that covers the others that aren’t already black. For both aesthetic reasons and also to cut down on algae.