Eight Principles of Successful Rainwater Harvesting

  1. Begin with long and thoughtful observation.
  2. Start at the top of your watershed and work your way down.
  3. Start and simple. 
  4. Slow, spread, and infiltrate the flow of water.
  5. Always plan an overflow route, and manage that overflow as a resource.
  6. Create a living space.
  7. Do more than just harvest water.
  8. Continually reassess your system. 

Berm and Basin (aka swale)

Terrace

French Drain

Infiltration Basin

Imprinting

Mulch

Permeable Paving

Diversion Swale

Check Dam

Vegetation