Comments on: Man Installs 20,000 Gallon Rainwater Harvesting System in Backyard

By: charlie slavin

charlie slavin — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 03:39:11 +0000

save some water for the greater community of life…

By: Keith

Keith — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:27:03 +0000

We’ve been saving our rainwater for years so I’m glad to hear of others doing it. I’ve built three 10,000 gallon tanks and 4 others 5000 gallons or less out of ferrocement. The latest tank has a root cellar attached. You can see pix at my blog
on the right hand sidebar http://kjpermaculture.blogspot.com/
More people should do this!

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:31:09 +0000

Our family has been using a similar system since 1994. I it was built in the early 1980s by a previous owner. It collects rainwater from the house and barn roofs, collecting in a small 1200 gal cistern, and then is pumped up the hill to 110,000 gal poured concrete tank, then flows back down hill to give us (admittedly low) water pressure. The water is used for all purposes, including drinking. The house has comp shingle roofing, the barn metal roofing, standard galv and plastic gutters and downspouts are used. Using sediment and taste filters, we have not had a problem with quality. If the taste filter is removed, the water can taste like smoke from the fire. We don’t usually use the filters.

Waterfilterreview asked what could be wrong with this, in concept, nothing. In California and many other states, all ground water belongs to the state, and in some places collecting rain water can be illegal. We should not let this level of regulation come to pass!

By: waterfilterreview

waterfilterreview — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:29:59 +0000

The man definitely knows what he wants. It is this kind of outside the box thinking that gets the most criticism.

Bottom line, he’s storing enough water during the rainy season to completely irrigate the crops he grows for himself and his wife…what could possibly be wrong with that?

By: Uncle B

Uncle B — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:33:48 +0000

Great Stuff! Thank you Sir for caring! off-gridders the world over know that educated, science backed, technology assisted systems and methods will eventually reward us with an Off-Grid lifestyle superior to the current realities! Once totally liberated from the lower of Maslow’s concerns, we can go about resolving, in intelligent fashion, without military force in most cases, the problems besetting mankind all these millenia! Corrupt psycho-consumerism by the masses in America has polluted the Earth, and other nations copy this folly! We must set a better example, through endeavors such as yours, and expose them on the net if possible, and especially to the larger, English, Asian audience there, to resolve mankind’s greatest dilemmas, and move on even to communication to those perhaps beyond this earth and the stars! Peace on Earth first! and planned DNA controlled parenthood for all! A new world is dawning! The true Age of Aquarius is upon us! The fourth turning for America , well underway! and war will be banished, intelligent design to reign! You, Sir, and your effort in your garden a harbinger of what is to come! Thank you again!

By: pirizfelipe

pirizfelipe — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:57:39 +0000

para el que este interesado, les voy a dar una primicia. tengo confeccionado la maquina que puede generar agua en cualquier lugar del planeta…. solo necesito una ayuda para construirla en escala y mas moderna..les escibro desde ARGENTINA.. CUNA DE MENTES INVENTORAS..

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 15:26:38 +0000

For indoor use, the average American uses about 50 gallons per day. However, if we add irrigation water to this estimate, it can indeed be nearly 100-150 gallons per day per person.

Did you know that only 1% of the water treated to drinking water standards is actually consumed internally by people? I believe that in the near future, irrigating with purified drinking water from municipal grids will be highly restricted if not completely outlawed (especially in the driest climates).

By: BLI Editors

BLI Editors — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:29:27 +0000

Municipal water planners actually use a figure of 100-150 gallons per person per day, so 400 isn’t even the top average estimate in some circles. It does of course vary by area, but those are unfortunately the currently estimated/generally accepted figures. Google “family water usage day average” if you want further confirmation.

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