Do domestic water tanks feature in the US?
My town has 2-3000 people. Town water is sourced from a local river, pumped into holding dams then pumped to the treatment plant. Its not too bad.
Rural properties here mostly depend on tank water. A poly, cement, or corregated iron tank is linked to the rainwater gutters on house and or shed.
It doesn't take too many rainfalls to collect 20,000 gallons
If demand exceeds storage capacity ie over summer, water can be purchased by the truck load. Not wasting water is a key componant of rural living in this area
During periods of drought, saving and recycling waste water becomes something of an art form.
Re: what are YOU drinking?
Rockhead wrote:Not what most of you were thinking...
I want to know whether you drink tap water, or bottled water, and why.
I recently moved to a very rural area with their own water supply, treated and "safe" from a local reservoir. It reeks of iron, and my birdbath already glows orange. I seem to be the only resident buying water at the grocery, in fact, I had to ask them to increase their supply. I got a strange look, as though I was a dainty boy...
What is "safe" water?
http://www.lifestyles2000.net/pages/july08/july08.pdf
I occassional contribute to a local publication. This month's topic was about safety of water. Go to page 15.
Andy Chrstensen, CWS-II
Thanks, Andy. I got my survey papers today, and am deciphering mumbo jumbo, this has been a big help.
A video for you since it is my thred and all...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMAnYUwIhk0&feature=related
Thanks for th VDO.
What was the survey you had mentioned...I forgot.
Later,
Andy
KDHE water analysis survey, the source of the scuttle in my little corner of the world.
More after looking deeper...
Ok so ignore me then, I dont care.
Factoid from a weekly magazine supplement. no Idea if its true or not.
Reported number of plastic bottles discarded by Americans each hour:
about 2 million.
