We are currently working on a mechanism for catching and filtering rain water for the warehouse at The Artist Village.  We have a 12,000 sq ft flat roof to work with.  Planning on installing a 350 gallon tote for collection.  Right now we are  designing a self-cleaning filtering system.

There is a single gutter that runs the west side of the building.  The gutter has only one downspout (which is missing).  The plan is to contruct a PVC downspout with an angled filter over the top.  The pipe will hang a few inches from the buttom of the spout (some 8-10ft in the air).  The force of the water hitting the angled filter should clean away any debris.  While we will only get a small percentage of water to pass through a tight filter, considering the quantity of water ran over it during a 1in rainfall, it should be more then sufficient to collect a whole tote full.

The tank should be elevated to the highest point possible (approx 6 ft from bottom).  This will allow for adequte pressure to feed any point in the building.  There will be a overfill draining pipe.

A gravity feed will be used to supply 2 bathroom toilets and 2 water spickets, until a improved filtering system and powered pump are available.  A pressure on demand pump will be used to force water through 1 micron filter, a charcoal filter, and a UV anti-microbial light.

At this point a hotwater tank will be installed and possibilty of a shower.

No one likes having to drive home from work all dirty.  A shower would be awesome. -Marc

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What an amazing find. I found a mechanic ad on craigslist, as I required some work on the KomputerNerds van. When I got there, I was told to go into a place called the Artist Village.

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Looks like that start of a beautiful friendship.