Rainwater is an amazing free resource. It’s more beneficial to plants than municipally supplied water and it can help:
reduce storm-water runoff
recharge aquifers
stop groundwater depletion
Harvesting rainwater can also help you become more self-reliant with water and lower your carbon footprint.
Learn Rainwater Harvesting
The goal of this water catchment course is for you to create an integrated, multi-functional water harvesting plan specific to your site and needs.
Define key rainwater harvesting concepts, terms, and principles
Assess a site for rainwater harvesting potential and water uses
Make strategic decisions about what features and systems to use for a site
Design a conceptual integrated rainwater harvesting plan for a site
Refine a conceptual rainwater harvesting plan with relevant systems details
Rainwater Course Structure
WEEK 1 RAINWATER HARVESTING PRINCIPLES: You will share stories of people and sites that are using rainwater harvesting to enhance their lives and communities. WEEK 2 SITE ASSESSMENT: You will discover how to analyze the rainwater resources in your climate and on your site, as well as the water requirements that you need to plan for. WEEK 3 WATER COLLECTION STRATEGY: You will decide what features and systems to use and the reasons behind making the best choices for your site. WEEK 4 RAINWATER HARVESTING DESIGNS: You will integrate your rainwater harvesting strategies into a wider plan that also considers the sun, plants, soils, and more. WEEK 5 TECHNICAL SYSTEMS DETAILS: You will refine the conceptual plan you are developing to bring you closer to installing the plan on your site. Learning Formats
You will assess your on-site rainwater resources and learn to apply a diversity of strategies to maximize their potential. This expert-led course features:
video lectures
exercises
assignments
custom made spreadsheets and templates
The course also features the work of Arizona rainwater harvesting author Brad Lancaster. Brad’s best-selling-award-winning book Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond Volume 1 is the textbook for the course. Brad is also the featured lecturer, alongside Andrew Millison, the course’s developer.
Register and more info at link below: https://workspace.oregonstate.edu/course/permaculture-rainwater-harvesting-online-course?hsLang=en
