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Water Harvesting 101 Podcast: Episode 9 – Earthworks Creation Tip #1 – Best Practices for Swales

With this episode, I’m beginning a five-part series on passive water harvesting earthworks creation. Let’s start with creating drainage swales like the one shown above. It’s in my front yard, and it’s busy harvesting rainwater.

At left, rainwater flows into the swale via the green downspout. As mentioned in this week’s podcast episode, I’m giving this swale a simple assignment to ensure its success. It’s directing rainwater from the downspout and into a basin that’s just a few steps away, at the right side of the photo.

And, since people walk across this swale, I’ve anchored its rocks, bricks, and pieces of busted-up concrete. This is for safety and also for keeping the materials in place when rainwater is flowing over them.

Another Learning Opportunity!

Check out Martha’s new audiobook and eBook, Water Harvesting 101. It will help you get your water harvesting journey off to a strong start.

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