Report #: 5
Name of Topic: Water Care,Catchment & Conservation
Name of Leader:Teresa Gibbs
Names of Participants:Jim Barton, CathyHolt,Gayatrri,Teresa
Previous story regarding this topic if there is one: Permaculture & Water Catchment Classes @Earth Haven. Process of planning & design
Highlights of Discussion (present story unfolding):Water Conservation thru planned catchments, roofs just for water catchments, Cisterns, Erosion Prevention, Composting toilets, urine collection & integration into garden watering, Water bladders for catchments,
Water gardens, Permaculture, Gray water catchments & gardens
Rain Gardens, swells, terracing
Useage of barrels, ponds egar tanks,old waterbed mattresses, drip irrigation
Compost toilets ideas: Book-Sol Viva by Anna Edey
Future Action/Next Steps: Find group interested in volunteering to plan & implememt
Resources Required (who should be involved, finances, non-paid labour, other):
Filtrations ideas: Oyster shells, sand, gravel, standpipe capping,
Facts:625 Gallons of rainwater per inch can be caught from a 1000 sq ft roof.
30 inches of rainfall per year is enough to fulfill a family of 4s 1000 ft roof.
70% of all water is used for crop irrigation .Drip irrigation cuts water usage by 50-70%.
40% of household water usage is used for flushing toilets.
An average family of 4 average usage is from 6000-20000 gallons per year.
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March 11, 2007 at 8:32 am
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