Integrated Rainwater Harvesting

"Let It Rain, Let It Rain, Let It Rain"

Our current methods of pumping up groundwater and depleting our rivers and aquafleurs to attain fresh water are causing a critical global water shortage and damaging our environment.

Rainwater is still the purest form of water in the world, and properly managed, it can be used for anything from watering your lawn and garden to flushing your toilets.

Rainwater can even be used as drinking water if correctly filtered!

The average household in southern Alberta is capable of harvesting more than 100,000 litres of water per year. This is more than enough to supply a family of 4 with all their water needs.

Apex Exteriors can show you how to contain, control and direct all of your free rainwater!

Apex Exteriors Rainwater Harvesting System solutions use natural processes and require a minimum of cost and maintenance.

Imagine being able to supply all of your own water needs indefinitely
as well as being able to control what goes into your water.

The benefits of our integrated rainwater harvesting systems are:

• Reduced demand on your civic or municipal water supply

• Allows for storage of seasonal rains for use in off peak times of droughts and urban water bans

• Reduced erosion, property flooding and contamination by capturing the majority of urban runoff from a house

• Reusing water saves considerable amounts of energy and money

HOW DO RAINWATER HARVESTING SYSTEMS WORK?

Rain harvesting systems capture, store, treat and deliver rain in both residential and commercial buildings. Simple harvesting systems consist of rain barrels that collect roof runoff for simple outdoor irrigation. More complex pumped systems involve large above ground or buried cisterns that store water collected from the roof. This water is then plumbed into the house, either as a replacement or supplement to your standard water supply.

Components can include:

• Roof Washers: Usually a filter screen to catch the first flush of debris and pollutants from the downspouts before entering the storage cisterns

• Delivery System: The pipes that carry the water to the cistern - eaves troughs and downspouts

• Cistern/Tank: Storage tank for the water

• Filtration System: A chemical or organic filter to clean and treat the water - the extent of filtration depends on its end use

• Distribution System: The pipes that deliver the water to the building. Can be the main water source or a parallel plumbing system (keeping drinkable and non-drinkable water separate).