http://www.rain-barrel.net Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:41:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The new style of Key Hole Gardening got its name from its shape and is perfect for anyone who wants to retain water and grow plants in any climate. This type of home gardening was developed by C-SAFE to help African residences conserve rainwater runoff resources while gardening. This new ... http://www.rain-barrel.net/make-your-own-keyhole-garden.html The "Rainwater Harvesting Guide" is open to writers who are genuinely interested in making the world a better place. If you are motivated to research a subject then present an article or two, feel free to contact us anytime. The basic goal of a writer is to find, research, report ... http://www.rain-barrel.net/writers.html This is an academic textbook for engineers, environmentalists, builders and anyone looking for the latest scientific research and results on Water Reuse. 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Pragya.org is a development organization registered both in India as well as the UK as non-profit, working to develop vulnerable communities and sensitive ecosystems of the ... http://www.rain-barrel.net/snow-water-harvesting.html Here is a small capacity (55 gallon) rainwater tank for rainwater collection. It is a tank and diverter system I make for catalog companies but have some overstock. These are pretty much as good as they get but because the design is different than my traditional rain barrels I only ... http://www.rain-barrel.net/rainwater-tank.html First Green Streets in Salem Oregon The old site of Fairview Hospital in Salem, Oregon, is now being paved with green streets and a large rainwater harvesting neighborhood. Normally the storm runoff from houses, streets, curbs, sidewalks, driveways, lawns and so on, would find its way out to lovely Pringle Creek, thus ... http://www.rain-barrel.net/pringle-creek-community.html Are you are looking for a rainwater storage device. What are the options? You could purchase a barrel from one of the major big boxes or one of the specialty stores on the Internet. But dont we have another option? Why dont we build our own? Ferrocement jars have ... http://www.rain-barrel.net/ferro-cement-jar.html Coca-cola's shareholder meeting at the "Hotel du Pont" in Wilmington, Delaware was a lively one this year and rainwater harvesting, water depletion and India's water concerns are kicking at the door. Protester's tried hard to steal the spotlight as Corpwatch reports: A circus-like gathering of protesters vied to get the attention ... http://www.rain-barrel.net/coke-shareholder-meeting.html Rainwater Harvesing in India at Coke factories It has been almost 17 years since the fast-food war was un-officially won by Pepsi in the US and Coke took refuge in the developing third world. 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Rainwater in and of itself is not usually a problem, however Mother Nature does use water as a way to clean the sky as well as the rivers, ... http://www.rain-barrel.net/drinking-rainwater.html Roofing Materials for Rainwater Harvesting I was asked the other day about what is the best roofing material for rainwater harvesting and it made me pause. I have the generic ideas once presented by others in the past but why not build upon them in a logical way and think about ... http://www.rain-barrel.net/roofing-materials.html Is a Rain Barrel a Rainwater Harvesting System? You can not call a rain barrel a rainwater harvesting system because it is missing important components for filtration. Rain barrels have been around for many years and are still seen on farms and homes that are environmentally conscious. A rain barrel ... http://www.rain-barrel.net/rain-barrels.html What is a French Drain? The French drain is basically a trench filled with gravel. This trench is meant to keep the water runoff from a sloping piece of land to be rerouted in a productive manner. It was invented in Concord by the farmer/judge Henry French (Harvard Graduate). When surface ... http://www.rain-barrel.net/french-drain.html What is a Living Machine? A Living Machine is an advanced biofilter that has been designed to treat blackwater sewage. What demarks the living machine is the fact that it does the job of eliminating the human threat to our lakes, streams and oceans, through the purification of our raw sewage. ... http://www.rain-barrel.net/living-machine.html Rainwater Storage and Economy The rainwater cistern is historically an underground basin of water, but it can also be an above ground barrel or tank. Much like an artificial well, cisterns are used to make sure that water is not contaminated nor suffers from evaporation. Probably the most effective but overlooked ... http://www.rain-barrel.net/rainwater-storage.html Why discuss Rainwater Harvesting in India? In India, rainwater harvesting is an ancient tradition. From as far back as 4500 BC, the simplest of earthworks in Thar Desert and Rajasthan, would harvest water from the falling rain. These simplest forms of rainwater harvesting would evolve in accordance to the eco-regions within ... http://www.rain-barrel.net/rainwater-harvesting-india.html What is Rainwater Catchment? The rainwater cistern is historically an underground basin of water, but it can also be an above ground barrel or tank. Much like an artificial well, cisterns are used to make sure that water is not contaminated nor suffers from evaporation. Probably the most effective but overlooked ... http://www.rain-barrel.net/rainwater-catchment.html Mathematical Principles of the Rainwater Calculator The mathematical principles of a rainwater calculator are really quite simple. How much rainwater will fall? How long will the rainwater keep falling? Are there any times during the year when no water falls at all? When? For how long? How big and in what ... http://www.rain-barrel.net/rainwater-calculator.html The History of Rainwater Collection The long history of rainwater collection, can be traced (in recorded history) as far back as ancient times some 3,000 years ago (850 BC) if not even farther. The need for water is a basic human essential for maintaining life, without it, no civilization could have ... http://www.rain-barrel.net/rainwater-collection.html What is a Biofilter? A Biofilter is any group of microorganisms cultivated in a closed biomedia with the intention of purifying contaminated gases or liquids. How could a biological filter of this kind help purify harvested rainwater for example? One of the biggest points to harvesting rainwater is making absolute certain ... http://www.rain-barrel.net/biofilter.html What is a Gutter Guard? I often have people ask me about using Gutter Guards to eliminate runoff debris that collects in a rain barrel or rainwater harvesting system. What I have told them is that I am no expert on gutter protection but what I suspect is that they are ... http://www.rain-barrel.net/gutter-guard.html Forgotten Rain - Rediscovering Rainwater Harvesting Heather's book can be purchased from her website ( HERE ) Linking to it is the least I could do - books like this are often overlooked just as the subject of rainwater harvesting is, but this will change! This rainwater harvesting book is packed with ... http://www.rain-barrel.net/rainwater-harvesting-book.html What is First Flush? During the first moments of a rain storm pollen, mold spoors and other contaminants are washed off a rooftop and into its drainage system. If the downspout tube does not have some type of first flush device to remove this foul water it will be washed into ... http://www.rain-barrel.net/first-flush.html So what exactly is a roof washer? A roof washer is a device or even simply a method for removal of sediment and debris from collection surfaces shortly after the rain has started to fall. This is usually accomplished by diverting the initial rainfall away from entry into the rainwater harvesting ... http://www.rain-barrel.net/roof-washer.html My Rainwater Collection System I have been making rain barrels for rainwater collection for years and offer them from my other website. I have also installed multiple units together to make larger capacity rain water collection systems and there have been several people who have requested this. My rainwater ... http://www.rain-barrel.net/rainwater-collection-systems.html Dangers of rainwater harvesting without Purification Despite the fact that rainwater from rainwater harvesting is usually of a much higher quality than water that is obtained from most of the other sources, it still needs to go thru a rainwater purification process to be safe for consumption. Cleansing the roof and water ... http://www.rain-barrel.net/rainwater-purification.html Smart Drain I enjoy searching the internet for new drainage products because these materials can often be used in multiple applications. Here is a new drainage product called the SMART DRAIN™ which is an interesting drainage material. How does this drainage product work? 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