We’ve gotten some blessed rain in California this year, thanks to El Nino conditions, and it looks like we may break a four-year drought. This doesn’t mean that we can suspend the practice of water conservation. Our little community depends on rain to fill its aquifers which means that we live year-to-year wondering whether we’ve got water enough for the coming season.
Our 1600 gallon water storage tank is full to overflowing now and we will certainly be calling on its contents for summer watering. The tank is connected to the rain gutters on the back side of the garage. It collects rain that would have run off into drain pipes that flow to the gutters along the road. In this town, the gutters flow to the creek and then on to the ocean. Better that the rainwater is collected and utilized in gardens. The tank is under an oak on the highest corner of the lot. It is connected to a pipe and then to hoses in the lower portion of the garden. Gravity causes the water to flow. While not great water pressure, it’s good enough for watering plants.
I wish we would have put in several underground storage tanks when we built the house. Each one would water my garden for a month during dry summers. Every new house built in our community should have at least one rain storage tank installed. They’re not beautiful but they insure that summer gardens will have the precious water they need. As long as we get rain, that is.
Nothing as great as having a tank of water when you need it. I sure miss our well water.
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Yey!, the sun is out, no, it’s gone again. Hope you have a fun day.
Hi Callie,
Your Valentine wishes were so thoughtful. I’ve been working on this other website. It’s a little more than I bargained for. Almost ready (or did I say that to you last month? I love your blog because there’s always something new. Thanks and a happy Valentine’s Day to you!
Stay well!