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Roll out the rain barrel

Rainwater harvesting is legal in Colorado – but still hedged about with too many rules – most people ignore the law and just gather the water they need

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Free Water

Tara gives lessons on free water Bill Gates Foundation has just budgeted $4m to investigate the potential of rainwater harvesting in the third world. But

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Make Sense of Water

Managing water has become a growing concern. Though the Earth has abundant water only about 1% is actually available for human use. So taking into

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Be Tankless

Being tankless in heating your water is an easy, if somewhat costly, upgrade that you can see immediate benefits from. Costs can vary from about

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Got the Berkey!

I got the Berkey water purifier in today, it got delivered to the country store, so that was a good excuse to go to the

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Well update

Andy Prude came over and pulled up the pump head, we didn’t find a hole in the pipe, but we did find the check valve

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Danger from the water grid

Drinking mains water means ingesting small but significant amounts of pharmaceuticals — including antibiotics, anti-convulsants, mood stabilizers and sex hormones — according to a new study. Moral of the story: Don’t drink water from the grid.

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Keep it Pur

A new water treatment product guarantees cheap, clean drinking water wherever you are in the world

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02-21-08 It’s been several days since I wrote anything, that is because not much has been happening, Bob has been gone during the daytime, I

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Why no bottled water from Africa?

Two contrasting stories conterpoint the developing politics of water – an Africna river that needs work to continue to carry life-giving water to the people, and the new debate in the US about the amount of water we consume.

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Fuel-free fridge

Using a very old idea – the cooling power of the evaporation of water – a small Indian group has released plans for an inexpensive way to keep food cool and fresh, without any power source.

The bamboo iceless refrigerator is a low cost device that can be used to store food items. This not only preserves the food longer but also keep it cool. This bamboo refrigerator can be used to store vegetables, fruits or even keep your beers cold.

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Going grey — water that is

This article discusses some basic aspects of a greywater system that could be used off-grid.

Greywater is the used water at a particular site, except for water coming from the toilet, which is known as blackwater. When building a greywater system you first separate the greywater from the blackwater and send the greywater through a separate treatment system. Ideally, after the greywater passes through the purification process it can then be reused. Greywater systems are an appropriate use of technology for many reasons, particularly for off-grid locations. They reduce the use of fresh water, there is less stress on existing more conventional septic tanks, it is a highly effective purification process, and there is less chemical and energy use.

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WC=Waterless Closet

On our homestead, we have greatly reduced our water usage by eliminating the flush toilet. The idea of polluting fresh drinking water with humanure is an odd concept, but widely held as the only solution.
A sawdust toilet is ONE of three components. The system will NOT work without all components, which are:

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Shine on!

built in Obsolescence, everlasting light bulb, Swan Edison, Livermore Centennial Light Bulb,

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Big Water

Water, recycling, harvesting, water harvesting, thames water, wasted water, grey water, Thames Water,

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Reed Bed water filters

Reedbeds really clean water Richard Furthy and June Evans installed an ornamental water garden rather than a septic tank for their isolated home. Their idea

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Solar Heated Water

Solar Water Heater Good ol’ John Canivan – guru of sun heated water systems, related the following to me: In 1970 a friend of mine

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Solar pools

You could make use of your swimming pool (or small lake) for much longer with a solar pool heating system. Pool solar heaters are just

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Micro hydro revolution

Micro hydro is the most cost-effective and efficient source of alternative energy. A micro hydro plant A micro-hydro system will produce 10 to 100 times

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Garden Solar water feature

Water fountains and other garden features can be powered by small solar panels. Here’s where to find the cheapest ones. 200W Portable Power Station, Powkey

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Rainwater harvesting in India

From India Today – 03/05/2004 Aurangabad is the epicentre of Maharashtra’s torrid zone. Here temperatures soar to a scorching 45 degree Celsius, turning the earth

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Camping Water Filters

No matter how beautiful and unspoilt the scenery, how clear and pure it might seem, water taken from streams or springs can contain bacteria our

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Plant reed for clean water

If water is scarce, recycling becomes essential. Off-grid water is often sent through Reed bed water treatment systems — a series of artificially created ponds

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Recycle rainwater

Collecting rainwater is the simplest, cheapest way of getting a water supply. Rainwater harvesting is practiced all over the world. As water becomes scarcer, it

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Solar Water Heaters

You don’t need to live in the tropics to heat your water with solar energy. Any sunlight will do. Different situations and climates need different

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Welcome to Off-Grid

200W Portable Power Station, Powkey 120Wh/33,000mAh Power Bank with AC Outlet, 110V 6 Outputs Solar Generator External Battery Pack with LED Light for Home Use

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