After a long hiatus, Winfield and I have returned full focus to this project. Over the past several weeks, beginning in mid-September, we have been assembling the PVC as well as tweaking our design to account for the myriad obstacles we never thought to account for. In the process, we are learning a lot about all the pieces it takes to create a rainwater catchment system. We owe a lot to our contact, Ed, at our main supplier, Scotts Valley Sprinkler and Pipe, for all the great information he has given us about system components, as well as to our mentor at the highschool, Brad, for bearing with us in this process.In the mean time I have also been working on a 3D model of the system using Google Sketchup. It has been a great tool for conceptually mapping out the layout of our design. Check out the model and our recent photos.
