Georgia Water Tanks Blog
Category: Blog 2014
This the current condition in Georgia. We are again in a Level 1 Drought as of September 2016. The area under Moderate Drought or higher has doubled from 20% of the state last year this time, to 40%. No additional watering restrictions have been added so far. What should I do? We all want nice green lawns, but grass is the most easily replaced part of the landscaping. It’s more important to protect trees and
“Check your local laws before collecting rainwater. . . it’s illegal in some states!” How many times have we heard that dire and vague warning. The truth is quite different. Click hereto see the current laws for your state. View More http://georgiawatertanks.blogspot.com/2016/04/rainwater-harvesting-laws-and.html
I recommend a tank size of about 1 gallon/square foot of rooftop if you are using rainwater harvesting as a stormwater management tool. This (slightly) exceeds City of Atlanta requirements, and simplifies the math. 1:1:1 is a good ratio, and easy to remember. 1 s.f. of rooftop : 1 gallon of storage : 1 s.f. of turf to irrigate. Not interested in stormwater management, and just want to collect what you need? I recommend sizing
Georgia Water Tanks Blog
Category: Blog 2014
Georgia Water *Treatment*??? GWT is now the Georgia industrial representative for Orival filters. I’ve used these the past few years as my standard self-cleaning 5-10 micron filter. For rainwater, we used them for flows from 5 – 150 gpm. But Orival has standard products up to 24″ and 10,000 gpm, with custom manifolds bigger than that. View More