I have placed the 4 IBC totes at a location slightly downhill from the house. This way the rainwater can gravity fill the totes. I am going to have to pump the water uphill to secondary storage tanks to get the pressure I need to operate the irrigation system. I need about 30 PSI pressure to operate the sprinklers and valves.
At first I thought I would put PVC tubing between the two areas. They are located about 300 ft. apart. Then, I came up with the idea to pump the water from the totes directly into the irrigation tubing, and then make a second splice into the same irrigation tubing closer to the secondary storage area and use the existing irrigation tubing to transport the water. This will save me tubing and trenching about 175 ft. of the 300 ft. distance. I will have to install either shut off valves at each end or put in a back flow preventer.
last modified 6/21/2014
MY WATER CONSERVATION SYSTEMS. I started with the design and implementation of a Rainwater Catchment System for my home. It was then expanded to cover a gray water system, and then started getting into a fog harvesting system. I suggest that you start with the oldest entry first and work your way forward in time. I frequently go back and modify my blog entries to reflect current thinking and to remove errors. If I have modified an entry I have a "last modified" date at the end of the entry.
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