The Many Ways to Harvest Rain
Did you know that in the event of a natural disaster, water supplies can go interrupted for up to 3 weeks? With the climate crisis changing the frequency and severity of our storms, droughts, and fire events, there is no time like the present to learn how to work with the rain to move towards increased ecological, personal, and community resilience.
Join Daily Acts and the City of Cotati for a presentation about the many ways that you can utilize the amazing source of distilled water that is flowing off of your roof to support the environment, your garden, and your family. We will look at calculating your storage potential, along with options for storing above ground in tanks and in ground through swales and rain gardens. We will also look at how incorporating rainwater storage into your landscape can be both functional and a feature.
The good news is that when it comes to water we have a storage issue and not a shortage issue. Only one inch of rain falling on a typical 1500-square-foot roof will generate approximately 1,000 gallons of runoff, which can easily be captured and stored. For example, the average annual rainfall in Cotati is 34 inches, meaning 34,000 gallons of water will flow off of that same roof. Imagine how things would change if that water was slowed down, used to recharge groundwater and creeks, and stored to supplement summer watering and build resilience to a possible disaster. We hope you will come out to learn how to make this vision a reality and build toward your own climate resilience.
When: Oct 16, from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Where: The Cotati Room at 216 E School St, Cotati, CA 94931
Please note that we have a new registration platform and if you have not done so already, you will be prompted to create a Daily Acts username and password. We are here to help by email or by phone (707) 789-9664.
