Testimonials
We have many satisfied customers. We are professional and get the job done right. But don't take our word for it... Here are some testimonials from our past clients. We also provide a list of referrals with every project estimate.
"We just had our first good rain this week and everything worked great!! We had 1 inch (of rainfall), then a day later 2 inches (of rainfall) so with the three inches
off of the house I was able to fill my pond and for the first time the spillway was used. This may mean I will need to expand my pond. I am very happy with the results.
The system worked better than I had expected. Thanks again."
-- Tim H., Buda, TX
"Chris, I'd like to thank you again for the quick response and excellent work installing my new water tank. Site preparation was excellent, and in fact, also impressed one of my neighbors who stopped by to check it out. His rainwater collection system was installed by a competitor and site preparation there was minimal.
Pricing was very competitive, but your timeliness relative to all others I contacted was what won the contract.
The personnel working for you from start to finish were professional and polite, and site cleanup was thorough. I appreciate the work you did."
-- Frank D., Wimberley, TX
"I am happy to recommend Innovative Water Solutions. Chris and Blake are true professionals and the team that installed the system was great! Blake was onsite for the entire install. I have nothing but good things to say about them.
Everything works perfectly. They asked me my preferences throughout the install and cleaned up 100%. They also did all the work for the City of Austin rebate so all I had to do was sign it and send it in.
That was nice."
-- Cheryl L., Austin, TX
"I had two specific goals while researching the City of Austin's resource conservation list for companies involved in rainwater recovery systems:
When I contacted Chris and Blake at Innovative Water Solutions, I quickly realized that I had located the most qualified
individuals to come up with a creative, practical and competitively priced product.
The owners, Chris and Blake, are professional, extremely personable and actually go beyond what they
agree to. It is without hesitation or reservation that I unconditionally recommend Innovative Water
Solutions to anyone looking for a solution to their water needs, whether it be rainwater collection,
drainage issues or any other water projects you may have."
-- Richard B., Westlake, TX
"We are urbanites and always assumed that putting in a rain collection system
would not be feasible due to space, aesthetics and recoupment of costs. We
were wrong. A friend had run across two former Peace Corps volunteers who
had started a rainwater collection company in their spare time based on the
knowledge and techniques they picked up during their Peace Corps years.
Chris and Blake are two of the finest young men you are likely to meet and
can seemingly come up with a solution to any obstacles that most homes may
present. It is totally hidden from view except for the gutters which are no
different than normal. Our garden and yard have remained in full bloom all
summer without a single use of our sprinkler system. As water becomes
increasingly precious and especially summer use more costly, the value of our
system will continue to grow.
Chris and Blake will stick by you until you feel the system works perfectly. We encourage
everyone to look into saving our precious water by contacting them and setting up a very
informative and eye-opening meeting. The city is at this point offering a
substantial immediate rebate which helps defray the very reasonable cost.
Please think about it. Austin is the perfect town to lead the way on water
conservation."
-- David E., Austin, TX
"In 2002, we began a containerized native tree nursery in our back yard. As the nursery grew, it
became increasingly clear that we were very vulnerable to water shortages due to power outages
or well problems. Also, it was hard to overlook the obvious conflict between “wasting” water
for air conditioning (using a heat pump), and pumping even more to water the trees. Even so,
I couldn’t see how to connect the two.
"Although it wasn’t obvious at first, the final element came when I met Chris of IWS at the Renewable
Energy Fair in Fredericksburg. That name stuck in my subconscious for 7 or 8 months – Innovative
Water Solutions – that was what we needed!
So we started a dialog and I described my rather disconnected requirements and “desirements” to Chris
and Blake. Not only did they understand, but they contributed sufficient practical detail to make
sense out of the ideas. They came out, we waved our arms around over coffee, and the Rainwater/Irrigation
system was conceived.
Essentially, we would create a triple-source water system, consisting of a large rainwater collection system,
which would also accept and store effluent from the heat pump or from the well. The system would then
distribute water to the drip irrigation system from storage or directly from the heat pump or well.
Now that the system is operational, the overall water consumption from our well is cut nearly in half. Plus,
in the event of a well problem, we have up to a week of irrigation water in reserve. One interesting side
benefit is the ability to run the heat pump closed-loop to the storage tanks – more savings may be in store.
Daily afternoon showers in early August 2005 have proven that the system works exactly as intended.
-- Mitch M., Leander, TX
