Raincatcher

The RainCatcher Inc. is a full service design/build company that focuses on the principles of sustainability in the southwest. Following the code of ethics set forth by the permaculture principle (care of earth, care of people, sharing surplus) The RainCatcher uses water harvesting, water catchment, edible/sustainable landscapes, irrigation, wastewater treatment and reuse, erosion control and restoration to achieve these goals. The RainCatcher Inc. specializes in using drylands permaculture design techniques to create long term sustainable landscapes and homesites.

Irrigation is a key component to any landscape. The RainCatcher offers efficient watering techniques that can help to save money and water, and help a landscape thrive within the first few weeks of installation. Irrigation systems can be fed from municipal water sources, wells - and even better - water catchment systems! Using rainwater as a primary irrigation source is a wonderful way to grow a healthy landscape (rainwater is balanced in pH, has beneficial microorganisms, is low in Total Dissolved Solids/TDS and salts, and is charged from electrical storms) and helps with overall water conservation.

Although erosion is a natural process, the fragile soils in our high desert are very susceptible to major erosion. Erosion frequently goes unchecked here in the Southwest, but with minimal techniques to help sediment deposition, we can re-establish vegetation. Vegetation is what we need to hold our soils in place, and bring the land back to a healthier state. Erosion control can incorporate a number of solutions to keep erosion in check. The long term effects of erosion are fairly devastating, including the loss of trees and landscape, loss of real property, depletion of groundwater, minimal groundwater recharge, sediment deposition in larger water systems, loss of property value, flooding damage, loss of wildlife habitat and loss of biodiversity.