Solutions

Little things that can make a change and out us out of threat!

“If every American (US) household installed simple water saving devices, it would save enough water to cover a football field 1,500 miles high, the energy equal to 7 huge power plants, and over $1.3 billion each year”.
(Amory Lovins, Rocky Mountain Institute).

-Shut off running water when not using, while for example brushing teeth or washing dishes.

-Stop buying 24 packs of bottled water and buy your self a reusable container or reuse glass jars!


Bioremidiation

The use of biological agents, such as bacteria or plants, to remove or neutralize contaminants, as in polluted soil or water.


Constructed Wetlands

Constructed wetlands purify the water that flows through them. Compared to conventional treatment methods, they tend to be simple, inexpensive, and environmentally friendly. Constructed wetlands may be used to treat water from many different sources:

Sewage (from small communities, individual homes, and businesses)
Storm water
Agricultural wastewater (including livestock waste, runoff, and drainage water)
Landfill
Partially treated industrial wastewater
Drainage water from mines
Runoff from highways


Gray Water

Any water that has been used in the home, except water from toilets, is called gray water. Dish, shower, sink, and laundry water comprise 50-80% of residential "waste" water. This may be reused for other purposes, especially landscape irrigation. A typical household, reusing gray water can provide fifty to one hundred gallons per day for outdoor use and toilet flushing, cutting your water and sewer bills noticeably.


Rain water harvesting

George W. Bush has 25,000 gallons of rainwater catchment at his "ranch" in Crawford, Texas. -The collection and storage of rain from roofs or from a surface catchment for future use. -1 inch of rain on 1,000 square feet yields about 550 gallons of water. Rainwater harvesting is practical in nearly every climate (apart from the driest deserts) as a free means to collect water.

-Rainwater catchment is nessasary in some parts of the world where surface water or groundwater is scarce, especially tropical islands and some desert locations. www.rainwatercollection.com

-Rainwater is great for irrigating gardens (especially on drip irrigation systems).

-Purifying rainwater to drinking water standards is easier than cleaning surface water - the main issues are whether the collection surface is an asphalt roof, bird shit on the roof, and if algae build up in the tank (a dark tank is recommended to keep sunlight out). Rainwater is naturally distilled water, although in polluted areas it can contain contaminants from air pollution.