frugal cistern
Jeff
hasn't been a big problem so far as the I have been collecting runof in
a 42 gallon trash can. Water gets pretty funky, but I suppose it's OK
for watering...
But, rain is coming less and less often and I'm thinking that a
larger store might be a good idea. So, who is collecting runoff and into
what? And how do you keep the water from getting nasty?
I'm thinking of a small pond. Something 5' * 3' * 1.5' deep would be
over 150 gallons. EPDM is a little pricy, what else could it be made of?
Jeff
Rod Speed
> The outdoor watering ban has us down to 1 morning a week. This
> hasn't been a big problem so far as the I have been collecting runof
> in a 42 gallon trash can. Water gets pretty funky, but I suppose it's
> OK for watering...
> But, rain is coming less and less often and I'm thinking that a larger store might be a good idea.
> So, who is collecting runoff and into what?
Most use a big rainwater tank. Can be as big as you like and can afford.
> And how do you keep the water from getting nasty?
You dont need to do anything with water used for watering.
> I'm thinking of a small pond.
Thats going to evaporate more than a tank will.
> Something 5' * 3' * 1.5' deep would be over 150 gallons.
Thats big enough for little kids to drown in. Tanks dont have that problem.
> EPDM is a little pricy, what else could it be made of?
galvanised corrugated iron works for a tank. Not so well for a pond tho.
nicks...@ece.villanova.edu
> I'm thinking of a small pond. Something 5' * 3' * 1.5' deep would be
>over 150 gallons. EPDM is a little pricy, what else could it be made of?
Wal-Mart sells a $299 15' diam x 4' deep pool with a cover.
Nick
Gordon
@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net:
A farm supply store should be able to get you a poly tank to
fit your needs.
pc
Jeff..
Double check with your town before doing this.
Where I am, in SoFl, even collected rainwater usage is banned [except
one day a week]..because it would normally be soaked up by the ground
and renourish the aquifers.
Only water reclaimed from sewers is exempt.
PC
nicks...@ece.villanova.edu
>Jeff wrote:
>> The outdoor watering ban has us down to 1 morning a week. This hasn't
>> been a big problem so far as the I have been collecting runof in a 42
>> gallon trash can. Water gets pretty funky, but I suppose it's OK for
>> watering...
>>
>> But, rain is coming less and less often and I'm thinking that a larger
>> store might be a good idea. So, who is collecting runoff and into what?
>> And how do you keep the water from getting nasty?
>>
>> I'm thinking of a small pond. Something 5' * 3' * 1.5' deep would be
>> over 150 gallons. EPDM is a little pricy, what else could it be made of?
>
>
>Where I am, in SoFl, even collected rainwater usage is banned [except
>one day a week]..because it would normally be soaked up by the ground
>and renourish the aquifers.
>
>Only water reclaimed from sewers is exempt.
Then again, my friend near Jacksonville writes:
> I had been told that my 400' water well here is artesian... Last week
> one of the pipes broke and I discovered that I had a fountain even without
> any pumps connected or running. The water fountained about six feet straight
> up into the air from a four inch diameter pipe.
>
> Walla! A free source of power. I thought of whether I could connect some
> sort of turbine and generator to provide some of the electric power to
> the house. The Tolomato River is perhaps a couple hundred feet away
> horizontally. The river connects directly to the ocean (about twenty
> miles away) so that it has tides. The top of the well pipe is perhaps
> eight feet above the high tide level and fifteen feet above the low tide
> level. That would give me a head of about fourteen to twenty-one feet.
>
> I have not figured out yet what the flow is. It looked to me like it
> might be a few cubic feet per second....
>
> Apparently, there are no legal restrictions on usage. Indeed, for those
> people that are connected to the county potable water system, they
> recommend that the homeowner drill a well and use the well water for
> irrigation so that they do not overload the county supply system.
Nick
pc
Hiya Nick!
South Florida is in an extreme drought. We have strict watering laws.
It's Sunday mornings for one hour between 4 and 8 am for me, I think.
It doesn't matter if it's from a well, a lake, a cistern or city
water.No car washing, hand watering of plants, etc..
..PC