Making a Rainwater Harvesting System

Sat Nov 15 2025 at 10:00 am to 12:00 pm UTC-08:00

Garden for the Environment | San Francisco

Garden for the Environment
Publisher/HostGarden for the Environment
Making a Rainwater Harvesting System
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Learn how to harvest rainwater our drought-prone climate. Our expert instructor will teach you how to catch and save this precious resource.
About this Event

Cost: $10, but you'll get a $10 gift card for attending the workshop. Sponsored by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission

The winter and spring months are San Francisco's rainy season and every drop counts, especially in our area, which routinely experiences drought. Learn how to easily and safely capture rainwater to use in your garden or home. In this workshop, you’ll learn what to consider and where to start for systems as simple as a single barrel under a downspout, or as complicated as an indoor plumbing system for toilet flushing. Keep precious rainwater out of the sewer and keep money in your pocket by harvesting the water that lands on your roof.

The workshop fee is $10, but you will get a $10 gift card to the Urban Farmer Store for attending! Please consider making a donation to GFE for this workshop, which is free when you attend and receive a $10 gift card.

Instructor Kat Sawyer strives to make the Bay Area more resilient by implementing natural water management strategies in homes, schools, and public places. As Greening Urban Watersheds Program Manager for The Watershed Project, Kat develops green infrastructure throughout the city of Richmond, constructing rain gardens and bioswales that demonstrate ways to manage urban stormwater with landscapes. Kat has designed and built rainwater catchment systems in more than 25 San Francisco public schools, engaging volunteers from each school community in the process. Kat educates the public about water reclamation and re-use, directing her efforts towards tangible activities that encourage people to become better water stewards in an urban environment.


No walk-up registration permitted for this course.


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Garden for the Environment, 1590 7th Avenue, San Francisco, United States

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