Rainwater Harvesting
As our climate continues to change, learning about rainwater harvesting will allow you to be one step ahead.
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Water is life. Make the most of our most precious resource and increase the resilience of your home, community and surrounding environment.
As our climate continues to change, learning about rainwater harvesting will allow you to be one step ahead.
Our rainwater harvesting incorporates many of our most popular topics surrounding water including saving water at home, water footprint and harvesting rainwater. The practical element brings everything you learn in the classroom to life.
Whether you’re interested in saving water at home, business or community, this programme will ensure you come away with the skills you need to conserve, protect and harvest freshwater.
Who will benefit from this course?
Community groups
Tidy Towns
Individuals
Non-profit and NGO members
Educators and Trainers
What will you Learn?
In this practical programme, we will cover:
- The water cycle
- Our water footprint
- Simple, common ways water is wasted
- Simple ways to save water
- The challenge of leaks
- Rainwater harvesting – what it is and systems that do it
- Gravity and direct rainwater systems
- Your projects
- Guest speaker from Local Authority Waters Programme
- Risk Assessments
- Sources of funding
- Ideas for projects
- Examples of community projects
- Grey water recycling
- Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems
- Your projects
- Initial planning
- Overview of elements of system
- Design overview
- Leaf filters
- Storage system examples
- Water Quality Standards
- Open discussion
Course Structure
The structure of the programme can be moulded to suit your needs. One proven option is:
- 2 x classroom sessions.
- 1 x practical field day.
- 1 x online sessions.