Rainwater Harvesting

Rainwater Harvesting on Central Texas Gardener

I had a great opportunity to discuss the tips and tricks of planning rainwater harvesting systems with Tom Spencer from…

It’s a Bird, it’s a Plane… No, it’s a Rainwater Collection Tank

While most of our residential rainwater harvesting systems installation involve a simple procedure for getting the rainwater harvesting cistern into…

Commercial Rainwater Harvesting Cistern Construction Time Lapse

While there are many parts of a rainwater harvesting system, the cistern is always the centerpiece.  The construction of corrugated…

What is Rainwater Harvesting?

Rainwater harvesting is defined by Wikipedia as "the accumulation and deposition of rainwater for reuse on-site, rather than allowing it…

ENR Announces 2015 Best Green Project Award

October 6, 2015 ENR (Engineer News-Record) Texas & Louisiana announced the winners in the 2015 Best Projects competition and Bartlett…

What are the limitations or disadvantages of rain barrels?

First, let’s explore some of the semantics of rainwater harvesting.  Rain barrel, as defined by rainwater harvesting professionals, are rainwater…

2014 TWDB Rain Catcher Award Winner: Twin Oaks Library

May 5, 2015 The City of Austin Twin Oaks Library was selected as one of the winners of the Texas…

2014 TWDB Rain Catcher Award Winner: Oohla Bean Bed & Breakfast

May 5, 2015 The Oohla Bean Bed & Breakfast was selected as one of the winners of the Texas Water…

2011 TWDB Rain Catcher Award Winner: Hays Consolidated Independent School District

April 24, 2012 The Hays Consolidated Independent School District was selected as one of the winners of the Texas Water…

2010 TWDB Rain Catcher Award Winner: Canyon Lake Community Recreation Center

May 4, 2011 Community Resource and Recreation Center of Canyon Lake was selected as one of the winners of the…