RAINWATER CATCHMENT: Assessment, Design, Installation Offered By Mendocino College and Mendocino County Resource Conservation District
Date: Saturday, August 1, 2015
Time: 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Location: Agriculture Building Room 6340, Mendocino College Ukiah Campus
RSVP: Classroom space is limited
Cost: Free
Learn how to access thousands of gallons of rainwater for garden and household. Rainwater harvest may have already caught your interest during this historic drought. Sign up and learn how, where, and why rainwater catchment systems are a valuable part of water security at properties around the world. This hands-on class will provide you the skills to install a basic rainwater catchment system, and the knowledge to comply with building codes. This is a perfect primer course for beginner builders. More advanced systems will be covered, along with safety and permit compliance in the upcoming Fall semester Introduction to Plumbing course through Mendocino College. As part of the Mendocino Jumpstart Integrated Water Plan at Mendocino College, this class offers the community a way to learn a specialized skill, and introduces Sustainable Tech students to the growing field of water conservation. Funding for this Water Plan is provided by the CA Department of Water Resources, which covers the cost for professional instruction, thus allowing attendance at this 1-day workshop to be free to the community. Anna Birkas, licensed engineering contractor and owner of Village Ecosystems, co-developed the curriculum and will lead the rainwater catchment class. As a designer and builder of several water conservation systems, her experience will provide insight into basic water harvesting as well as more technologically complex systems. The Sustainable Technology Program (SST) at Mendocino College provides hands on training to students interested in construction, building efficiency, plumbing and electrical installation, with a special view towards the sustainable link to the community, economy, and environment. Jennifer Riddell, the SST Director, will co-teach the class, and the rainwater catchment tank will be installed at the Sustainable Technology demonstration house. If you are a water enthusiast, builder, landscaper, facilities manager or homeowner, follow the Water Plan at the webpage shown below for updates and to learn about future classes in xeric landscaping, wetland construction, plumbing (legal greywater systems), stormwater infiltration, and irrigation efficiency. Please join us to install a tank at SST and learn to harvest, design for, and use rainwater. Be prepared for the first fall rains. A single storm can fill your tank.
Rainwater Catchment: Assessment, Design, Installation
RSVP: Call: 462-3664 ext 104
Email: joe.scriven@mcrcd.org
Funding for the workshops comes from the California Department of Water Resources — Proposition 84. For more information visit the Mendocino County Resource Conservation District drought website at mcrcd.org/drought-water-conservation-resources.
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