EVERY DROP The rainwater playbook

By Felix Powell

EVERY DROP is a 148-page, full-color textbook that explains how to capture, store, treat, and use rainwater, taught the way real engineering deserves to be taught. It opens with the science-the water cycle, the math of how much a roof actually yields-then moves systematically through the hardware: roofs and gutters, first-flush diverters, rain barrels, above- and below-ground tanks, sizing for a household, gravity head and pumps, irrigation and indoor/potable use. Later units cover sensors and automation, solar-powered systems, and the U.S. laws, incentives, and backflow standards (including ICC 805) that shape what's legal. A standout Chapter 22 surveys the world's ground-based and traditional methods-sand dams, johads, Brazil's cisterns, Australia's BASIX scheme-each illustrated with original engineering diagrams. Every core concept follows a Fact → Breakdown → Interpretation → Context structure, and each unit ends with worked examples, key terms, and review problems. The book finishes with a complete worked build for a 2,000 sq ft home in the Houston/Southern Plains region, plus a glossary and a real-sourced bibliography. Roughly 43,000 words, aimed at readers 12-17 and the adults who learn and build with them.

Key facts at a glance

148 pages, 8.5 11, full color, 43,000 words22 chapters in 6 units + Builder's Supplement + appendicesFact → Breakdown → Interpretation → Context teaching methodOriginal engineering diagrams throughout; worked examples, key terms, review problems, unit assessmentsCurrent U.S. law, incentives, and ICC 805 backflow standardsComplete worked build (2,000 sq ft, Houston/Southern Plains)Audience: ages 12-17 and adultsUGK Publications - Hidden Infrastructure Series

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0H66Y9ZNR
• ISBN13: 9798182485685
• Release Date: June 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 124 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.5" x 11.0"