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RAINWATER COLLECTION & USE sa GRAYWATER COLLECTION & USE x CISTERN xx GRAYWATER COLLECTION & USE xx PLANT WATERING xx WATER CONSERVATION xx WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM Tips on painting the interior of a cistern. Rainwater room, an old idea for collecting and storing rainwater in the house. Gravity-fed distribution system can provide water without the use of a pump. Build a ferrocement water tank to collect and store rain water, greywater, etc. How to build a water reservoir for stock and garden watering that can collect rainwater or water from a weeper spring. Water on the homestead. A special section. (1) How to dig a well. (2) Rainwater collection ideas. (3) Storing water in a cistern. (4) Water pumping ideas. (5) Filtering water. (6) Make a well bucket to get water when the power is off. (7) Make a hand pump. (8) How to purify water in an emergency. (9) Solar stills. (10) Using grey water in the garden. Rain catcher. Rain water caught on a small fiberglass porch awning is diverted to a plastic barrel through PVC pipe. How to build an aboveground cistern from concrete. Tip: A two-barrel system that stores rainwater for the garden. Tip shows how to convert a plastic garbage can into a rolling rain barrel. Routing rainwater from roof to soaker hose. How to build a rain catcher from a pickle barrel. Est. cost: $40. Underground cistern provides a New Mexico family with drinking water year-round. Tips for a backyard rain barrel. An old-fashioned rain barrel is equipped with a faucet and drip irrigation tubing to water nearby plants. A primer on installing and using cisterns to collect rainwater. How to increase your water supply by collecting run-off water from roof and driveway, by building a cistern, by putting in a well, and by recycling laundry water. Cisterns are a good alternative to low water-producing wells. Tips on collecting rainwater and greywater for use in watering plants. Tip suggests using a rain barrel in the vegetable garden. How to make a cistern for collecting and storing rainwater. Above-ground cistern is built from wire fencing, asphalt roofing felt, and black plastic. The secrets of low-tech plumbing. A guide to low-cost, low-impact, low-energy rain catchments and cisterns, water rams and solar pumps. Includes advice on tapping natural bodies of water. A look at a cistern as a source for drinking water. How to calculate whether one will fit your needs. Includes construction and disinfection information. Cisterns. How to fix (or fill in) in-ground cisterns. Two articles on construction of cistern systems to catch runoff water for irrigation of a garden. A look at cistern systems to catch and store rainwater for a supplemental water supply. How to make a rainwater recycling system using a plastic water barrel. A double-barreled rainwater collector. Two large plastic outdoor trash cans, equipped with a siphon hose, are used to collect large amounts of downspout runoff without overflowing. How to build a cistern to hold 8,000 gallons of rainwater. The cistern top serves as a patio. Direct your downspout water to perforated plastic pipe and use it to water flower beds adjacent to your house. A look at above- and below-ground cisterns for capturing rainwater for use in the garden. Collecting and storing rainwater for plants. Simple plastic barrel systems and an underground perforated pipe system are described. Conserve water in your garden with this rainwater well. An old fashioned well with a roof, a bucket, and a "pitcher" pump. Water for the well (which is actually a cistern) is piped from the downspouts of the house. An overflow sends extra water to a drywell. How to build a dry well or cistern to handle downspout water. | |||||||||
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