A tentative rainfall capture plan

If the snow bully can work like I want, I can line the trench out with concrete blocks mortared together and topped around with more bricks.  This will give a shallow pool that will hold about 120 gallons of water.  The rain running off from the quonsets and canopy would be diverted to it.  It would be a project that is doable in a reasonable amount of time, and would cost maybe a hundred bucks.  The bricks are available for about a buck and a quarter and it would take a bunch of them, and probably a couple trips with the van.  I'd have to buy in El Paso and bring them to da Ranch.

The pool's top will be about  7 inches above the ground, so the quonsets are going to have to be higher than this, so that the water can drain down.  I also have a plan for this.  It uses the pallets too, but also uses concrete blocks and two by fours inserted between them with the pallets placed on top.  This will be more expensive, but it will stand higher and give a wind break for the canopy.

Update:

This is much too complex.  I'll go mickey mouse and just nail together 4 2x4x8's together to make the shallow pool.  Line it with a tarp, and put something heavy on it to hold it down.  Pump the water out when the rain stops.

This will now go into the off-the-grid water subseries.

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