Sustainable PG 9/01/09
Roger Manley presented the principles of rainwater harvesting at the Sustainable PG monthly meeting. The event took place at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History at 165 Forest Ave, in Pacific Grove, CA.
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August 8, 2009 Sustainable PG Rain Barrel Workshop
Approximately 20 people from Pacific Grove and Monterey attended the Sustainable PG Workshop put on by Roger Manley. The goal was to have everyone walk away with one or two re-purposed excess olive barrels to use as 55 gallon rain barrels. Roger demonstrated how to assemble a single rain barrel and two barrels daisy chained together. Roger also discussed the characteristics of a non-potable rainwater harvesting system and why it makes good sense for all of us to collect rainwater. Download the full handout below to learn about the event.
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Joy Colangelo of PG had identified a source for excess food grade olive barrels and worked with Roger to put on the Workshop. It was well attended and at the end of the day folks left with one or two barrels and all in all about 1,000 gallons of rainwater harvesting capacity is going on line soon in Pacific Grove. Thanks to Joy for graciously allowing her home to be used for preparing the barrels. The workshop was taught at "The Green Spot" in PG. Thanks to Applied Solar Energy http://www.appliedsolarenergy.com/ for the use of their facility.
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Roger included the full parts list so anyone can purchase and assemble this rain barrel design with minimal carpentry and plumbing skills from predominately local sources. In addition he demonstrated how to use a hole saw to cut a three inch hole and install a Norwesco bulkhead adapter. Below see additional photos from the event as well as photos of the "y" connections used to connect multiple barrels in this design. Note: on the "y" connector there are two ball valves. These can be opened and closed to allow for the movement of water between barrels or easy repair without losing water from the barrels.
