I feel so privileged to be able to share what I have learned with my community. I spent a weekend last month working with 18 Eco-Apprentices from the Ecology Center on Watersheds, Water Harvesting Principles,…
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Community Knowledge Sharing
The Humble Side of Water Harvesting
Sometimes, in the process of putting in a rainwater tank or greywater system, we get stuck. That’s when we learn our biggest lessons.
Question of the week
This is a good opportunity to do some simple math that can help you understand how useful a greywater system can be for you and how changing your landscaping can help much more substantially! …
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Food Water Connection
Most of you know that I do consultations as well as installation. One of the best parts of my job is connecting people to resources. I certainly don’t claim to be able to do everything….
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Where is the Rain?
NASA Shows Just How Bad the Drought Is I know I’m not the only one who has finally gotten to the point where this beautiful San Diego weather is actually feeling quite ominous. The politicians are…
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Perspective: Rainwater vs Greywater in San Diego
Prepare yourself for some wild numbers! Check this out San Diego! You want to see a crazy cost comparison? Assume that you have a 2000 square foot house. Not crazy big for SD. At…
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Greywater: A Simple and Effective Resource for Water Starved San Diego
Greywater is water that comes from showers, sinks, and laundry before it combines with toilet water. Kitchen sink water is blackwater in California. Many people are nervous about using greywater for fear of contamination and…
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Justifying Rainwater Collection: Calculating the True Cost of Cheap Water
The other day I got a question that I get all the time. It is a good time to answer this question in a public forum, especially considering the rainy season is almost upon us….
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Observation Shows Us What Nature Intends
The rainy season is a good time for us to begin to observe what works and what doesn’t work. Your observations can begin up at the top of your watershed in the mountains…
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Water Security Now.
Sitting in a candlelit room talking about the effects and concerns of the recent power outage with friends, our immediate thoughts were for basic needs. With threats of the outage lasting 2-3 days, and several…
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