At home / Fort Collins, CO (any household with a rain barrel or cistern collecting roof runoff)
Rainwater harvesting stewardship audit (outdoor use only, first-flush, state rules vary) — Fort Collins, CO.
Inspect a Fort Collins-area rainwater harvesting system for first-flush diversion, storage condition, and non-potable use only. Read all of it
Not funded yet. Settles as earned credit, $85 proposed.
Proof it takes, the deadline, the level
- ProofFirst-flush diverter present, functioning, checked + Storage tank, gutters checked for debris, algae, pests + System labeled non-potable, no drinking without treatment + State, local rules confirmed for the collection site + Barrel capacity checked against any state gallon limit + Suspected contamination or illness routed to health department
- Open until2027-02-24
- Levelentry
All of it: the words, the place, the proof
Inspect a Fort Collins-area rainwater harvesting system for first-flush diversion, storage condition, and non-potable use only. This is the exact standard's own source institution's home city, so a local audit walks the same Colorado 110-gallon, 2-barrel limit its own fact sheet was written to explain.
Offer to pay $85. The receipt lands onchain once the proof is approved.
Safety, read before you claim
This is non-potable stewardship coaching only; untreated harvested rainwater is never recommended as drinking water. State and local rules on collection vary widely, so confirm the current limit for the collection site before installing or expanding a system.
How this work is done
How this work is done
A documented method, so this packet comes out the same whoever does it.
Bring
- A flashlight to inspect inside the storage tank/barrel
- A screen or mesh check for gutters and the tank inlet
- Internet or phone access to confirm the state's and locality's current rainwater-collection rules
- A tape measure or the barrel's stated capacity to check against any state volume limit
- A notebook or phone to log findings by date
Steps
- 1. Look up the state's and locality's own current rainwater-collection rules before evaluating the system; never assume another state's limit (e.g. Colorado's 110-gallon, 2-barrel residential cap) applies elsewhere.
- 2. Inspect the first-flush diverter (tipping-bucket, float-ball, or equivalent) and confirm it is present, not bypassed, and actually diverting the initial roof runoff away from the storage tank.
- 3. Inspect gutters, screens, and the tank inlet for debris, and clear any blockage that would let leaves or roof debris bypass the diverter.
- 4. Open the tank (where safely accessible) and check for algae growth, mosquito larvae, or other pest activity; confirm the tank stays light-tight since algae needs light to grow.
- 5. Confirm the system's storage capacity against any state-specific volume limit and record whether it complies.
- 6. Confirm and label the water's intended use as non-potable (irrigation, outdoor washing) unless documented treatment (filtration plus disinfection) and the relevant health authority's approval are already in place.
- 7. Route any suspected illness linked to contact with or use of the harvested water to the local health department, and any legal-status question to the state or local water authority, never guessed.
What counts as done
- A first-flush diverter (tipping-bucket, float-ball, or equivalent) present and confirmed to divert the initial roof runoff away from the storage tank
- Storage tank, gutters, and screens checked for debris, algae growth, mosquito or pest access, and light-tightness (algae needs light)
- The system's intended use recorded as non-potable (irrigation, outdoor washing) unless documented treatment (filtration plus disinfection) and the relevant health authority's approval are in place
- The state's and locality's own current rules for rainwater collection looked up and recorded, never assumed from another state's rule or a general impression
- Storage capacity checked against any state-specific volume limit that applies -- for Colorado, no more than two barrels with a combined 110 gallons, each fitted with a sealable lid, at a single-family or four-or-fewer-unit household
- Any suspected illness linked to contact with or use of the harvested water routed to the local health department, never self-diagnosed
Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.
What is promised, and what is not
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