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‘Crash Course’ in Rainwater Systems
November 2, 2025, this presentation was made in the Juan de Fuca Electoral District Services HQ. It was the launch date of a rebate program for rainwater tank purchases by residents in the JdF electoral area, managed by 606 Water Group (606water.ca). The 50 minutes of voice and graphics cover the five main areas of rainwater systems.
Working with the 606 Water Group, presentations such as this have been made over the past few years. The JdF area is rural, and therefore dependence on ground water is necessary. Rainwater provides a convenient, efficient, safe, and available alternate or sole source of water. The 606 aquifer (that’s it’s name) underlying a massive area from Langford to Jordan River, is experiencing issues with water availability and, in some area, quality. New housing developments, extended drought periods, and weather pattern uncertainties, impact existing and future ground water supplies.
This video session (50 minutes) outlines what rainwater systems include in this part of the world, along with some of the many options available, and indicates some of the pitfalls inherent in poor rainwater harvesting system design.
September 17, 2022 – Vancouver Island Homesteading Fair – Video of the Presentation
CORPORATE IDENTITY – 2020
A new aspect, corporate identification and a logo, has been developed. This was rolled out in June 2020 for the purposes of Research, Training and Education in rainwater harvesting.
RAINWATER CANADA is the corporate identity, here is the logo.
Contact is via email (ken@rainwatercanada.ca) or phone 250 580 2472.
Of course, the CONTACT PAGE is always available as well.
2012 to 2025
Outside of RAINWATERCANADA, work with ARCSA International and ASSE on web-based training and examination modules has been undertaken. That certification program (ASSE 21000) is active and thriving, and more information is available at arcsainternational.org
Taking training out of the classroom makes it accessible to anyone, anytime, anywhere. Especially during the COVID-19 difficulties, and in eliminating travel costs and time, online training makes sense.
Working in various circles simultaneously, it became evident that a centralized place for my work was necessary. As a trainer and instructor, and in the development of education programming, a lot of background information was gathered and perused. Testing of ideas and concepts, and the development of manners of accomplishing various tasks included in the course materials, needed to be explored.
Along with that, project work and design opportunities were being undertaken, each with their own research and development aspects. Put together, the work with real project case studies, and the trial runs of calculations, spreadsheets, and forms could be amassed. The resultant list of ‘accomplishments’, really small steps along the way, is now being corralled in one central location, under the headings of ‘Case Studies’, ‘Research’, and ‘Information’.
New ideas and processes, as they are met, are being introduced and evaluated. This is a work in progress, and new developments will be shared as they occur.
2012 to 2018
The main thrust has been the CANARM Rainwater Practitioner Certification Program for Canada: fifteen hours of webinars have been prepared, and were made availabe online through CANARM (canarm.org).
(note: this site may currently be inactive)