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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I would imagine that there is a break-point in average rainfall where collecting rain off the roof is practical for the collection of water use to supply a household, and one that grows a vegetable garden to support that household. What would be the suggested annual rainfall to make a system like this practical? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thanks in advance,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Kathy Cochran<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>San Andreas, CA 95249<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>PS Since I have lived here (10 years) I have seen a variance from 19 inches all the way up to 46 inches. Average is considered to be around 30”. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> greenbuilding-bounces@lists.bioenergylists.org [mailto:greenbuilding-bounces@lists.bioenergylists.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>stubby@citilogs.com<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 10, 2011 5:09 PM<br><b>To:</b> Green Building<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Greenbuilding] Living with a rainwater cistern (was Re:hotwater)<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Victoria no problem...baker lake ...questionable!<br>Stubby<br>Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry<br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: "John O'Brien" <john@boardom.ca><br>Sender: greenbuilding-bounces@lists.bioenergylists.org<br>Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2011 20:03:26<br>To: Green Building<greenbuilding@lists.bioenergylists.org><br>Reply-To: Green Building <greenbuilding@lists.bioenergylists.org><br>Subject: Re: [Greenbuilding] Living with a rainwater cistern (was Re:hot<br> water)<br><br>How unreasonable is a rainwater system for Canadian winters... Would<br>the tank size required make it unfeasable?<br><br>j<br><br>On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 7:56 PM, Nick Pyner <npyner@tig.com.au> wrote:<br>>> On Tue, 08 Feb 2011 10:52:26 -0500, <bill.allen@verizon.net> wrote:<br>>><br>>> > I'm in the middle of the woods and was thinking about a rainwater<br>>> > harvesting system instead of drilling a well. Can anyone comment pro or<br>>> > con on RWH systems, especially for drinking water?<br>><br>><br>> I can't comment on wells, I have never known anybody who does it but, if you<br>> read anything Carmine Vasile writes, you can be pretty sure you are better<br>> off with water from the roof.<br>><br>> Your local government authority and your rural hardware supplier shoud be<br>> your first ports of call.<br>><br>> But essentially:<br>><br>> use a metal roof<br>><br>> use screens over the gutters<br>><br>> use a first flsh diverter, or at least check on the local practicality of<br>> these.<br>><br>> use 1.2mm mosquito screens at the tank<br>><br>> use a food grade poly tank. They last as long as metal, are more manageable<br>> than concrete, and are usually cheaper than both.<br>><br>> always use a round tank if you can.<br>><br>> Having said all that about tanks, I am currently doing a partially buried<br>> 36,000 litre concrete tank which is square. It is essentially a swimming<br>> pool with a lid. The lid serves as a patio. The patio determines the size,<br>> shape, and position of the tank.<br>><br>> Nick Pyner<br>><br>> Dee Why NSW<br>><br>> -----Original Message-----<br>> From: greenbuilding-bounces@lists.bioenergylists.org<br>><br>> -----<br>> No virus found in this message.<br>> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com<br>> Version: 10.0.1204 / Virus Database: 1435/3434 - Release Date: 02/10/11<br>><br>><br>>_______________________________________________<br>> Greenbuilding mailing list<br>> to Send a Message to the list, use the email address<br>> Greenbuilding@bioenergylists.org<br>><br>> to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page<br>> <a href="http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/greenbuilding_lists.bioenergylists.org">http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/greenbuilding_lists.bioenergylists.org</a><br>><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Greenbuilding mailing list<br>to Send a Message to the list, use the email address<br>Greenbuilding@bioenergylists.org<br><br>to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page<br><a href="http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/greenbuilding_lists.bioenergylists.org">http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/greenbuilding_lists.bioenergylists.org</a><br>_______________________________________________<br>Greenbuilding mailing list<br>to Send a Message to the list, use the email address<br>Greenbuilding@bioenergylists.org<br><br>to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page<br><a href="http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/greenbuilding_lists.bioenergylists.org">http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/greenbuilding_lists.bioenergylists.org</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=1 width="100%" noshade style='color:#A0A0A0' align=center></div><p class=avgcert>No virus found in this message.<br>Checked by AVG - <a href="http://www.avg.com">www.avg.com</a><br>Version: 10.0.1204 / Virus Database: 1435/3434 - Release Date: 02/10/11<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>