03/16/2026
Building Climate-Resilient Properties in California: The Rise of Integrated Water Systems by: Joseph Rahn
The Experts in Recycled Water Delivery and Application The Purple Pipe Company was originally started to address California's ever increasing water needs.
The Purple Pipe Company was founded in 2015 by 34 year Palo Alto resident and 1998 Palo Alto High School graduate, Joseph Rahn, to provide irrigation solutions and the delivery of recycled water in the city and surrounding areas of Palo Alto. Since then, the company has been developing new ways to deliver reclaimed water to both residential and commercial properties, and irrigate them utilizing mo
03/16/2026
Building Climate-Resilient Properties in California: The Rise of Integrated Water Systems by: Joseph Rahn
03/16/2026
Check out our updated website with wildfire protection services (Automated Wildfire Defense) new for 2026!
02/24/2026
December Storms Improved Flexibility Allow DWR (department of drinking water) to Increase State Water Project Allocation. SWP (state water project) allocation raised to 30% (from 10%) due to storm capture of extra water. Emphasizing adaptive management and conservation benefits:
December Storms Improved Flexibility Allow DWR to Increase State Water Project Allocation Today, DWR announced an increase to the State Water Project (SWP) allocation for 2026.
05/23/2025
Start of the 2025 Season!!
Purple Pipe Water Services announces a new partnership with Bay Area based Rainsavers - rain barrel and water tank installations for your home, garden or office. Rainsavers gives the homeowner many choices of barrels, water tanks, bases and accessories. Their team will plan and develop a complete system starting with a review of your downspouts, best locations for barrels or tanks and treatment of rain water. After adding on a hidden truck fill pipe, Purple Pipe Water Services has the ability to fill the tank on a scheduled or as-needed basis during the dry season... so you can supplement as much reclaimed water as you want, year round!
For more information, please visit Rainsavers website at:
http://www.rainsaversonline.com/
#### -- Rainsavers -- #### Rainsavers completes rain water harvesting system in Mt. View, Calif. System used a 9000 gal. underground cistern, water pump, pressure tank, controller, valves and one hundred feet of pipe.
03/29/2017
This Earth Day, Saturday April 22nd, 2017 at 9am, we will be at the Great Race for Saving Water in Palo Alto. There will be food trucks and live music this year along with a raffle and the race! Our raffle prizes will be "free irrigation of property with recycled water or reclaimed groundwater (or a deep soak for trees)." We hope to see you all there!
03/14/2017
02/09/2017
We're getting ready for the 2017 season by having our trucks painted with the familiar recycled lavender color. Look for more updates in the first week of March. We look forward to serving the Silicon Valley and beyond again this year.
11/15/2016
Over 3 million gallons of water saved!
10/22/2016
Storage Tank Fill Pipe Adaptation. Purple Pipe Water Services will fill with groundwater during the dry season!
10/20/2016
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