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Foster Point Road, Thetis Island

Potable water system -100% rainwater & Emergency Cross Connection to well water

This rainwater catchment system was designed for an existing home on Thetis Island, BC. The owners decided to "spend money this year on good water, renovate bathroom next year". The system was converted from a garden water system - "why should the garden get all the good water?".

Rainwater is also used for fire protection reserve.

 
House on Thetis Island

Steel Cistern

System Features

  • Old but healthy asphalt shingle roof with 1,470 square feet of catchement area
  • Treed site requires seasonal gutter guard - adds $200/yr to maintenance costs
  • Aluminum downspout to leaf trap and standpipe
  • Catchment pipe underground
  • Final gravity filter & flow past roof washer box
  • Rainwater surge tank (800 gallon) provision for a manual topping-up with well water
  • Standard 1/2 hp jet pump from surge tank
  • 12,000 gallon polypropylene lined steel cistern (shown at left)
  • Particle filter and ultraviolet system for water disinfection
Gutter Guards
Gutter Guards
Traditional Downspout
Traditional Downspout with leaf trap
Filters & Pump
Rainwater up-line to cistern, pump and filters
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Thetis Island, BC V0R 2Y0
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