Set up a gravity fed rainwater cistern.

A school roof in Denver sheds thousands of gallons a year into a storm drain while the garden beside it is watered from the tap. With the steward's written permission, set up a gravity fed cistern or barrel train under an existing downspout: a level and load rated base, a screened inlet, a first flush diverter, a sealed lid and screened overflow directed away from the foundation, and a hose bib at the tank for garden use. Non potable only, clearly labeled. No connection is made to any building plumbing and no pipe is cut.

Where

public streets, South Platte greenway paths and city parks, Denver, Denver County, CO · Open the map

Pay

$190 proposed

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Proof

written permission, GPS, photos of base, screened inlet, first flush diverter, sealed lid and directed overflow, the roof area served, and the labeled non potable signage in place

This is exactly what gets it approved. Nothing settles without it.

Level

entry

Open until

2026-10-21

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How this work is done

A documented method, so this packet comes out the same whoever does it.

Bring

• GPS phone and camera
• the utility's recycled water reports and the state reuse permit records for the inventory rung
• cistern or barrels, a level load rated base, inlet screen, first flush diverter, sealed lid and overflow fitting
• level, tape measure, hand tools and gloves
• non potable labels and any signage the authority requires
• mulch, regionally native or edible ornamental plants for the greywater rung

Steps

1. 1. Establish authority: the steward's written permission for anything on a site, and for a greywater packet the EXISTING permit or approval reference for the system, with its issuing authority. A system with no permit is not worked on; it is routed to the authority.
2. 2. For an inventory, read the utility's recycled water reports and the state reuse permits first, then walk public parks and medians recording a GPS waypoint and a photo for every purple pipe, purple valve box or posted recycled water sign, and finally name the nearby public sites still irrigating with drinking water.
3. 3. For a catchment, measure the roof area the downspout serves, choose a tank size against that area and the local annual rainfall from a cited source, and set a level, load rated base capable of holding the full tank.
4. 4. Fit the screened inlet and the first flush diverter, seat the sealed lid, and route the overflow away from the foundation with its own screen. The downspout is used as it is: it is not cut, extended above reach or re-routed, and nothing is connected to any building plumbing.
5. 5. Label the tank non potable in plain sight, install any signage the authority requires, and photograph the base, the inlet, the diverter, the lid, the overflow and the label separately.
6. 6. For a greywater packet, shape and mulch the receiving basin at each existing outlet without moving or opening the outlet, then plant at the basin edge rather than in the flow, keeping every edible part out of contact with the water. Sign the bed with the water it receives.
7. 7. Name the steward who will maintain the tank or the beds, and record what maintenance means: screens checked, diverter emptied, tank drained before a hard freeze, mulch topped up.

What counts as done

• The steward's written permission naming the building and the location, with a GPS waypoint and photos before and after
• Photos of the level load rated base, the screened inlet, the first flush diverter, the sealed lid and the overflow routed away from the foundation
• The roof area the downspout serves, the tank volume installed, and the estimated annual catch with the rainfall figure and its source
• A photo of the non potable label and any required signage in place, and the steward's confirmation of who will maintain it

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.