Billy Kniffen, of Texas Cooperative Extension in Menard County, has provided the downloads below for Master Naturalist use.
He writes:
Rainwater harvesting is fast becoming an optional source of water for homes, landscape and wildlife. It reduces demand on municipal water supplies and water wells and provides opportunities to build homes with no other sources of water. Demonstration models have been installed in 7 different counties at public schools in Central and West Texas with my assistance. My house is totally on rainwater and collected data shows we use 35 gallons of water per person a day in our home and have the ability to maintain our home on less than 9 inches of rainfall per year. I serve on the America Rainwater Capture Systems Association board as the Central United States representative; I have assisted with several publications and have given presentations on the basics of rainwater harvesting throughout Texas. I also serve on Extension’s Rainwater Task Force.
Contact: Billy Kniffen
Texas Cooperative Extension,
P.O. Box 485,
Menard, Texas 76859,
325-396-4787, 325-396-2260
Plan for Capturing Rainwater in a Trash Can
from Capturing Nature’s Best
Plans for Rainwater Harvesting Trashcan (pdf)
Capturing Nature’s Best
Capturing Nature’s Best (pdf)
Rainwater Harvesting- Where does the Rainfall Go?
Where Does the Rain Go? (pdf)
Teaching Water and Natural Resource Use to Kids
Teaching Kids About Water (pdf)
Wildlife Water
Wildlife and Water (pdf)
