Residential Rainwater Harvesting System, Los Gatos, CA

• 30,000-gallon rainwater harvesting system with above ground tanks

• 1.5-acres of landscaped garden irrigated by rainwater

• The clients now have their own independent water source and have said that the only thing they would have done differently was, We would have done it sooner since the water catchment system designed by Earthcraft is paying for itself .

Residential Rainwater Harvesting System and Landscape Design, Los Gatos, CA

• 10,000-gallon system with above ground tanks

• One-acre of landscaped garden irrigated by the rainwater system

• This site presented an erosion and storm water management challenge due to the steepness of the slope. The overflow from the rainwater tanks becomes a cascading water feature, helping to divert storm water into a retention pond below. Native plantings were established to stabilize the hillside and reduce soil erosion, replacing invasive and exotic plantings.

Residential Rainwater Harvesting System, Aptos, CA

• 22,250-gallon rainwater system with above ground tanks

•This site presented erosion, storm water management and irrigation challenges. The accomplished goal was to protect the owners' investment of their newly installed landscape and provide independence during a drought. The rainwater system intercepts, filters and distributes the roof runoff and stores the rainwater in tanks. Now, the rainwater irrigates their gardens and helps prevents erosion and pollution of the nearby seasonal stream.

Residential Rainwater Harvesting System, Scotts Valley, CA

•11,500-gallon rainwater system with above ground tanks

•A ¾-acre of landscaped garden irrigated by the rainwater system

•The client wanted independence from municipal water supply. As the landscape was being installed, the rainwater was used for various on-site construction needs thereby reducing water costs. Currently, the rainwater system supports the client's new landscape during the hot, dry months.

Rainwater Harvesting System Design (new residential construction), Carmel Valley, CA

• 27,300-gallon rainwater system with above ground tanks

•Currently one of two Platinum LEED projects in California, this project was an ideal blend of sustainable modern architecture by Feldman Architecture, combined with low impact aesthetic landscape design by
Joni Janecki and Associates. Design challenge was to quantify how much rainwater was needed to implement and maintain the integrity of the landscape design.

Image courtesy of Feldman Architecture - www.feldmanarchitecture.com

Commercial Rainwater Harvesting System Design (new multi-unit residential construction), Salinas, CA

• 19,000-rainwater system with above ground tanks

• This senior residential living community, by the non-profit corporation, First Community Housing, is a model example of how Earthcraft consults with multiple industry professionals to design rainwater systems. Earthcraft collaborated with Rana Creek Living Architecture to design the rainwater harvesting system that will irrigate the green roof.

Image courtesy of OJK Architects in San Jose.

Rainwater Harvesting System and Grey Water Design (new residential construction), Los Altos.

• 20,000 gallons with an underground tank

• The design challenge was to capture the rainwater from the roof and bring it into the house for use domestic use (i.e. bath water and drinking water). A grey water system will be implemented to recycle the bath water to totally irrigate their landscape which in turn infiltrates into the underground aquifer. This is a closed loop system.

Image courtesy of David Solnick Architect - www.davidsolnick.com

Rainwater Harvesting System and Grey Water Design (new residential construction), Scotts Valley, CA

• 35,000-gallon rainwater harvesting system with above ground tanks

• Grey water system

• Rainwater and Grey water used to irrigate 1.5 acres of landscape plantings

• Design challenge is to give clients an independent water source to irrigate their extensive permaculture gardens.

Image courtesy of Clarke Shultes in Santa Cruz

Rainwater Harvesting System and Grey Water Design (new residential construction), Scotts Valley, CA

• 80,000-gallon underground rainwater system

• The client desired a vast, lush landscape where the tanks could be housed under a boulder and berm landscape feature. The design challenge was to reduce water-loving lawns into smaller lawn zones to maximize irrigation efficiency. As a storm management requirement, all typical rainfall will be kept on the site’s one-acre property.