VIDEO: Installing a 20,000 gallon rainwater catchment system


November 22, 2008

Here’s a fun video showing how Innovative Water Solutions installs two 10,000 gallon fiberglass cisterns in a rainwater collection system that will be the drinking water supply. These cisterns have been painted to match the barn.

The collection area for this rainwater collection system is approximately 5000 square feet. Therefore, it would require about 6 1/2 inches of rain to fill the tanks (a total of 20,000 gallons).

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Chris Maxwell-Gaines: I am a professional civil engineer that focuses on creating impacting and sustainable projects by identifying all of the hidden water conservation opportunities available in a project. I am particularly interested in working within the realms of sustainable site planning, integrated water management and planning, and low impact development practices.