Mark Brown of RainCatchers commissions the system
The rainwater harvesting system installation was completed last week adding water-efficiency to this old dame’s resume’. Although many rainwater harvesting systems are buried, this installation shows that they don’t have to be. The configuration pictured above will be hidden by a deck and lattice work when the greenovation is complete.
The system was engineered and installed by a rainwater harvesting specialist who has been involved in several LEED for Homes projects. RainCatchers has a distinct advantage in this new field [for the U.S.], having appropriated 30-year-old best practices from Europe. They use the WISY self-cleaning Vortex filters like the one seen above the cistern. The water is being brought inside for indoor use and is purified to potable standards in the process. This water easily exceeds the quality of the municipal supply.
