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Rainwater Harvesting: Reasons to Consider

Rick Bickling — Fri, 14 Jul 2017 07:00:07 +0000

In the first installment of this two part series, we examine the factors that are influencing how individuals, major corporations, and other countries, are rethinking the most basic, yet vital resource of all, water. In part two, we take a detailed look at an increasingly popular alternative to the municipal water system, Rainwater Harvesting. Part … Continue reading Rainwater Harvesting: Reasons to Consider →

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Rainwater Harvesting: The Basics

Rick Bickling — Wed, 01 Jan 2014 22:55:42 +0000

Rainwater Harvesting (RWH) is a technique used to supplement, or entirely replace, the water supplied to a home or business by a municipal water system or well by diverting, collecting, and storing for later use rainwater runoff. The idea of collecting rainwater and storing it in cisterns has been around for centuries. But today, there … Continue reading Rainwater Harvesting: The Basics →

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Improve your Landscape while Lowering your Water Bill

Rick Bickling — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 20:56:35 +0000

(ARA) – You turn the faucet off when brushing your teeth and installed low-flow toilets and showerheads – but your outdated irrigation system could be undermining your efforts to save water. The average American household uses 30 percent or more of its water outdoors in landscaping. Bigger users might be closer to 70 percent in … Continue reading Improve your Landscape while Lowering your Water Bill →

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