This rainwater harvest design project was installed in Ashland to provide water solutions to irrigation to fruit trees and shrubs and several vegetable garden areas. We first had to level a pad to place the tanks.
Leveling pad site
Having a firm level pad with good drainage is the first step in the installation process. We added 2″ of gravel and 2″ of sand to create the pad for the tanks to sit on.
Leveling and compacting the pad
With the pad compacted and leveled we can then locate the tanks and connect the gutters to a rain head and a first-flush diverter.
2-1320 gallon bushman tanks
This is the finished pad with the 2 tanks connected in series. You can see the tank on the left has a 3″ corrugated flexible overflow pipe that drains into a swale to provide water for some shrubs.
The elements of a rainharvest system
#4 – Rainhead #5 – First Flush kit #8 – Overflow #10 – Optional pump system
We can set up any system depending on your needs. Call us for more information today. 541-488-0248
Rainhead and first flush set-up