WATER HARVESTING AND COLLECTION
On rainwater harvesting and landscaping

June 28, 2009. Radio host Kate Copsey interviews Stuart DiNenno (Atlanta Water Harvest and Botanica Atlanta) on water harvesting, zone landscaping and property irrigation. Radio Sandy Springs [GA] 1620 AM

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SUMMARY OF PODCAST
Master Gardener Hour

Review of drought conditions in Atlanta and Georgia
Drought tolerance in landscaping
Preparing an adequate water supply for times of drought

Capturing and collecting rainwater for landscape irrigation
Reclamation by rainwater harvesting and greywater recycling

Popularity and limitations of rain barrels
Use of existing irrigation systems with larger water storage tanks

Practical landscaping (zoning)
Zone landscaping with proper irrigation system
Drip and soak watering as opposed to sprinkler watering

Contour property landscape to maximum advantage
Review of drought tolerant plants and shrubs
Native plants
Misconceptions of watering requirements

Capturing rainwater
Home or building roof offers an ideal rain capturing system
Downspout to storage, underground/above ground cistern
Pillow tanks as an alternative for low profile "storage" areas
Standard underground tanks 1,700 gallon capacity

Placement and distribution of harvested rainwater
Above-ground versus in-ground systems
Options for automating collection and watering system
Designing for landscape "zones" and watering needs

Rain barrel systems
Smaller homemade systems – gravity fed or hand-watering
"First-flush diverter" filtering and overflow issues

Professional landscape design
Review how water flows through landscape
How to divert water from "draining" to "usage"

Hardscaping and softscaping
Permeable versus impermeable surfaces

Rainwater harvesting
Stability of underground tanks
Possible treatments

Household re-Use Greywater
Source for landscape irrigation
Immediate usage as opposed to rainwater collection

Landscape Irrigation Efficiency
Moisture sensors
Irrigation controllers
Water mismanagement versus drought

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Atlanta Water Harvest designs and installs rainwater harvesting systems, greywater recycling systems, and high-efficiency landscape irrigation systems. We serve the drought prone metro Atlanta and North Georgia areas with a variety of custom designed water conservation solutions that allow water users to cut their costs, avoid water restrictions, become more self-sufficient, and do something to positively impact the natural environment.