An introduction to rainwater harvesting

A "vortex" filter used in a rainwater harvesting system in Albemarle County

The drought watch recently declared by the Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority has many people wondering what steps they can take to save water. But another option is to look above your head and consider collecting the water that falls on your roof.

In this video feature, we get a demonstration of a rainwater harvesting system from Benjamin Sojka of the Charlottesville office of Rainwater Management Systems. We then spoke with John Quale, of the University of Virginia’s School of Architecture, who describes a system installed at the ecoMOD house in Fifeville which collects and filters rain for drinking water.

Watch the video on YouTube below:

Will Faulconer and Sean Tubbs

Comments

[haytham]

can you send to me any paper or software about rainwater harvesting
and thank you

[Lonnie]

Hey, I wonder if that's the same Benjamin Sojka I went to high school with?

Anyway... We have these pickle barrels that we're looking to convert into rain barrels but we don't know where to purchase the kits to do that. Anyone know anything about that?

Lonnie

[Sean Tubbs]

Lonnie, I'd suggest contacting Ben Sojka. He would likely be able to suggest something. And if not, I know that the Rivanna Conservation Society is selling kits, but I don't know if any of them are for conversion.

Haytham, I'd suggest clicking on this link to Rainwater Management Solutions. They have a lot of resources listed on their site.

[Eugene Sihle Ngcobo]

I am doing study on vaibility of rooftop rainwater harvesting in South Africa. I would like to visit your organization to learn more about rainwater harvesting.