On April 26th at the Eco Village, a talk on “ Rainwater Harvesting” by Brad Lancaster, was hosted by the Los Angeles Permaculture Guild. To read the story go to the link below.
Rainwater Harvesting: Brad Lancaster shares DIY water wisdom : LA IMC
Rainwater Harvesting: Brad Lancaster shares DIY water wisdom by Jennifer Murphy Saturday, Jun. 10, 2006 at 8:14 PM truffula_tuft@hotmail.com. Brad Lancaster, a permaculture designer and educator based in Tucson AZ, toured California in …
| Brad Lancaster is the author of 2 books on Rainwater Harvesting, with a third volume on the way. Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands (Vol. 1): Guiding Principles to Welcome Rain into Your Life And Landscape  Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond (Vol. 2): Water-Harvesting Earthworks  |
It just doesn’t make sense to me, why one would not want to collect rainwater, at least for irrigation. Also, use filtered greywater for the toilets. I ran something today that said that 27% of our water use was for toilets! Why have treated water used in it? Another article stated that a girl for a school project tested restaurants ice and compared it to their toilet water. Which was cleaner? Sometimes the toilets! I wish I had saved the url of the story.
In a number of states they have or are passing regulations to regulate rainwater harvesting. Who do they think they are? I think we own the rain, not them. I think there will be a battle for the rainwater in the near future. Let’s get ready.
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