Water Tanks Now How to get your harvesting system right 2020

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The built environment across Sydney includes underutilized roof areas that should be used for catchment and collection. Rainwater harvesting systems have the potential to greatly reduce mains water use, leaving more in our dams and ecosystems while simultaneously reducing the negative impacts of urban storm-water and creating more liveable cities.

A rainwater harvesting system consists of the roof, the gutters, the down-pipes, first flush diversion, the tank/s, a tap or pump and and in some cases a mains water back-up system. Good design involves specifying robust and integrated systems along with pre or post-filtering to maximise rainwater supply of a suitable quality for the chosen use/s, at a minimum cost and minimum energy use. This talk will detail how you can get your rain harvesting system right!!

Speaker, John Caley is the director of Ecological Design and provides sustainable design services including household energy assessments, residential building thermal modelling, BASIX assessments and design of rainwater harvesting systems.

John Caley has developed detailed rainwater harvesting modeling for Sydney and has over fifteen years' experience in designing rainwater harvesting systems for clients. John contributed to the Your Home guide on Rainwater and provides rainwater workshops for Inner West Council who continue to maintain a rainwater tank rebate.

Renew is an independent organisation that does not endorse products and seeks to provide members and the general public with information so that they can make well-informed, sustainable decisions.

Visit the Renew website or Renew Sydney Central Branch Events Page for more details.

Tea, coffee and tasty snacks are available before and after the talk, with donations gratefully accepted. As we have paid an NGO rate for the EnergyLab space, a $5 minimum donation would be appreciated.