Full-port valves do NOT constrict and reduce water flow, whereas most conventional valves DO constrict and reduce water flow—especially when used in the context of low-pressure gravity-fed rainwater systems. And the lower the…
May 30, 2022
Brad Lancaster shows you why salt-free rainwater is the best water for manufactured evaporative coolers (sometimes called “swamp coolers”), and living evapotranspiring coolers in the video below… You never get any salt or…
May 28, 2022
You never get any salt or other mineral build up on your evaporative cooler pads when rainwater is your water source. And salt-free, nitrogen-rich rainwater is also the best water source for your…
May 21, 2022
By planting the rain before you plant (with water-harvesting earthworks) you will be able to harvest ALL free waters (such as rainwater, stormwater, greywater, air conditioning condensate, or in this case—broken water line…
February 10, 2022
Bill Zeedyk describing some of the aims and coming effects of volunteer-installed on-the-ground work at the Elkhorn/Las Delicias Watershed Restoration Demonstration Project site in Altar Valley, Arizona by using induced meandering within the…
January 14, 2022
For a short video of an amazing assortment of musical-instrument downspouts in the Kunsthof-passage of Dresden, Germany, click here. And for an impressive, engaging body of work by artist Stacy Levy, whose work…
I list (in alphabetical order by country, state, and city) some of my favorite plant nurseries & the beginnings of a list of seed suppliers for various regions by the state in which…
January 12, 2022
People see that dramatic positive change is possible when—after we implement water-harvesting plantings and restoration efforts—we post signs with photos documenting conditions before we planted regenerating abundance. Place the signs where the ‘before’…
January 5, 2022
Commercial Rainwater Harvesting City of Tucson ordinance mandating that commercial developments provide at least 50% of their irrigation needs with harvested rainwater.https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/tucson/latest/tucson_az_udc/0-0-0-10610 Residential Greywater Stub-Outs City of Tucson ordinance mandating that all new…