water harvesting
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№ 008WaterCheck Dams: Slowing Water, Building Land
How small rock, log, or earth barriers placed across drainage lines slow erosion, capture sediment, infiltrate water, and gradually rebuild degraded gullies.
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№ 007WaterRoof Catchment Calculation: Know Your Numbers
How to calculate rainwater yield from your roof area, accounting for runoff coefficients, losses, and annual rainfall to size your harvesting system correctly.
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№ 099WaterSurface Catchment: Every Hard Surface Is a Water Source
Direct runoff from driveways, paths, and patios into rain gardens, tree basins, and swales instead of the storm drain.
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№ 100GrowingSwale to Garden: Passive Irrigation from the Landscape
Link rainwater swales to growing beds so the landscape waters your garden for you. The plumbing is gravity. The fuel is rain.
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№ 101WaterSwales on Contour: Passive Water Harvesting
Design and build contour swales that catch runoff, recharge groundwater, and turn dry hillsides into productive land.
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