Comments on: Rainwater Collection https://templeofcompassion.org/2016/11/28/rainwater-collection/ The Temple of Compassion in Texas is a member of Kriya Yoga International Wed, 01 Mar 2017 16:27:57 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: ToCadmin https://templeofcompassion.org/2016/11/28/rainwater-collection/#comment-214 Wed, 01 Mar 2017 16:27:57 +0000 https://templeofcompassion.org/toc/?p=1237#comment-214 Phase II of the cleanup is now complete, thanks to Paul Ginsberg from Austin. When the dome construction hit a snag, he decided to redirect his efforts to another seva project – cleaning the tank inside and out with the pressure washer. Many thanks for your dedication, Paul Baba, and glad you enjoyed the associated free sauna.
Paul Baba cleaning the rainwater harvesting tank

]]> By: ToCadmin https://templeofcompassion.org/2016/11/28/rainwater-collection/#comment-192 Sun, 25 Dec 2016 23:34:22 +0000 https://templeofcompassion.org/toc/?p=1237#comment-192 Sri Ma in Rainwater Tank
Thanks to Sri Ma from Houston for crawling into the tank and starting the tedious task of cleaning it out! She scraped dried algae and dirt from the inside walls – about five 5-gallon buckets worth! Now it just needs a good power wash and a coat of opaque paint on the outside to prevent future algae growth.

]]> By: ToCadmin https://templeofcompassion.org/2016/11/28/rainwater-collection/#comment-184 Mon, 28 Nov 2016 18:26:44 +0000 https://templeofcompassion.org/toc/?p=1237#comment-184 The couple who donated this tank got it from a local fire department, and they were going to take it to the family farm in Kentucky. But once they got it loaded onto their trailer, they realized it was too big and heavy to transport that far.

Through word of mouth among friends we’ve made around town, they were connected to us.

The tank is estimated to hold 6250 gallons. The only building taller than the tank is the event barn, so the tank was placed on its side behind the barn. After it’s cleaned inside, and painted outside, it can be stood up.

Gutter damage

The gutter on this side of the barn is rusted through in several spots, and will need to be replaced. The gutter also drains toward the wrong end of the barn, so when it’s replaced it can be angled to drain toward the tank.

The portion of the roof that would drain into this gutter is 720 square feet. For each inch of rain, it will collect 432 gallons of water.

The average annual rainfall here is 41.75″, which means in a year we could capture just over 18,000 gallons of rainwater! This tank has plenty of capacity for this roof.

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