{"product_id":"rainwater-demos","title":"Rainwater Harvesting Demonstrations","description":"\u003cp\u003eJoin Mariah and Tim Wilde for a 1-hour demonstration of their 4,700-gallon rainwater harvesting system.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCalled \"exemplary\" by the Regional District of Nanaimo, the system includes a buried collection tank, two above-ground cisterns (1,700 gal and 3,000 gal), a sump pump and pressure tank, all of which supply rainwater to a large fruit and vegetable garden. Though grand in size, the system can be scaled down and lessons applied to any cistern-based system. (A cistern is simply a large tank for storing water - essentially a very large rain-barrel.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you've been thinking about installing a rainwater harvesting system yourself, the Regional District of Nanaimo is again offering a \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.rdn.bc.ca\/rainwater-harvesting\" title=\"RDN rainwater harvesting rebate\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRainwater Harvesting Rebate\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"This incentive program rebates up to $700 for a cistern that is rated for potable use and able to collect a minimum of 4,546 litres (1,000 imperial gallons) of rainwater. In addition, there is up to $300 available for other eligible collection system expenses such as transport piping, debris traps, filters and installation costs. [...] This makes a total of up to $1000 available per household for the purchase and installation of a rainwater harvesting system. [...] This rebate program is available to all residential landowners within the RDN, including electoral areas (A, B, C, E, F, G, H) and member municipalities (Nanaimo, Lantzville, Parksville, Qualicum Beach).\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMariah and Tim used the District's rainwater harvesting rebate program when installing their first cistern and can speak to the cistern installation checklist, including demonstrating overflows, filters and freeze-protection. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eS\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003epace is limited and p\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ere-registration is required.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDemonstrators: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/mariah-wilde-bio\"\u003eMariah Wilde\u003c\/a\u003e \u0026amp; Tim Wilde, West Coast Plants\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvent location: \u003c\/strong\u003eJoin Mariah and Tim in the West Coast Plants garden at 790 Middlegate Rd, Errington, BC, V0R 1V0. \u003cbr\u003e(near Parksville and Qualicum Beach)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"West Coast Plants","offers":[{"title":"Saturday July 25 2026 (11:00am - 12:00pm) (In-person)","offer_id":47978298507565,"sku":"","price":18.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/1959\/3005\/files\/IMG_0368.jpg?v=1705533345","url":"https:\/\/westcoastplants.ca\/products\/rainwater-demos","provider":"West Coast Plants","version":"1.0","type":"link"}