Water Conservation Products
Water conservation products abound! They are many! They include products for almost every application that uses water. Whether it be products that recycle water or products that just help use less water to do the job that is being done, there are many. The people of the world MUST try to use these water conservation products to save the world’s fresh water supplies for our future generations. Look around! Look at all of the ways we waste the most precious thing in the world. The main key to sustain LIFE on this planet!
What do scientists look for on Mars to find life? Yes…. It is Water. Scientists recently found evidence of water on Mars. This discovery led them to believe that life could have existed on Mars many thousands or millions of year ago. Scientists KNOW that LIFE cannot be sustained without water.
Think before you drink is not just for Alcohol anymore!! No… go ahead and drink all the water you want. The point is, just be mindful of the ways you can save water or conserve water. Don’t let the water run in the sink while you shave or wash dishes. Don’t let your water sprinklers or irrigation systems run so long that water is running down the sidewalk or street. Don’t water concrete! It might cool it down but, it will NEVER make it prettier or GROW. ;-))
Look for ways to conserve water that can both, save you money and conserve water for our future generations. You don’t have to search very long on the Internet before you find multiple ways or multiple products for any given application that advertise saving money and/or conservation of water. There are links on most every page that pops up on your screen that advertise water conservation. Look around!
Here’s one I found. Cyber-rain. A “smart controller” for irrigation (sprinkler) systems that can be controlled wirelessly from you home computer. You can set schedules, have it run its cycle with respect to weather reports, etc. It can save you as much as 70% of the water you normally use to irrigate your landscapes and lawns. It is reasonably priced too. While it may cost about three times the cost of a BASIC sprinkler system controller, it will pay back its cost in just a few months through its water savings.
In places like California, where water conservation is mandated by new laws, these types of controllers may become mandated by the State Government on all new systems. They might even pay a good portion of the cost to have an older system retrofitted with a smart controller.
Even if the Government does not mandate these ultra-modern and ultra-efficient controllers, the cost associated with water savings alone will pay for it. Not to mention, you’ll be doing your children and their children (and mine) a huge favor by saving ANY water you can.
Friday, March 27, 2009
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Water Conservation and Irrigation Systems
Water and Conservation. Many MUD districts, City Water Services and other Water purveyors are under a great deal of pressure from State and Federal Governments to reduce water consumption from current levels…. extreme water conservation problems abound worldwide!
Texas has MANDATED water conservation issues be communicated to the public and solved by water purveyors and water users working together. Water purveyors must reduce their water removal from underground aquifers by 30% by year 2015. That’s a pretty tall order for water conservation… reduce usage from current levels… 6 years from now!!!! But, that’s the deal! So, you ask… what if they/we don’t comply with these water conservation measures? Well, I certainly don’t know for sure but, what do YOU think normally happens when there is a shortage of something? Right… the price goes UP! Can you see paying three or four times the price for water as you’ve seen for gasoline in the past years?? If you can’t, you might rethink it again. WATER IS A PRECIOUS RESOURCE THAT WE CANNOT LIVE WITHOUT! WATER CONSERVANCY or CONSERVATION OF WATER has to become a COMMITMENT FOR LIFE for all.
Did you know that on average, more than 60% of the water used in Texas never makes it back to a sewage treatment plant! What do you think happens to it? Some of this volume can be attributed to water lost from pipeline leaks (maybe 5%) but, the rest is assumed to be used for irrigation purposes. Where else would it go?? THAT’S INCREDIBLE! However, it is true. How’s that for setting an example for water conservation standards?
So, we have to change our ways and methods for conservation of water. For this reason may water purveyors are asking their customers to use water responsibly and conserve water where possible. We all want to keep our lawns and landscapes looking nice. That involves irrigating (watering) them on a regular basis. The most efficient way to do that is to water at night or early mornings so that MOST of the water you use actually makes it to the plants that need it and does not evaporate into the air or get blown away by winds that are typically stronger during daylight hours. Now that’s getting a start on urban water conservation methods.
Here are some tips for irrigation conservation. On average, sprinkler system “Spray” heads lose about 50% of the water sprayed to evaporation. Rotor heads lose a bit less and Drip Systems lose even less. New, high-tech dripline available today provides the ultimate in water efficiency, near 85 to 90% in fact. It is more expensive to buy and install upfront but, the long-term savings it provides by using less water to do the same job will payback many times over during the life of an irrigation system. There are also new, water efficient rotor type heads on the market today that can be retrofitted to an existing system that provide a measurable savings. Some states on the west coast actually pay irrigation system owners to change their existing sprinkler heads to these new heads.
Check with your water purveyor to find out if they provide incentives to conserve water through changes or upgrades to your irrigation system. Or, call your local irrigation/sprinkler system provider. They should know and tell you about irrigation conservation tips.
Texas has MANDATED water conservation issues be communicated to the public and solved by water purveyors and water users working together. Water purveyors must reduce their water removal from underground aquifers by 30% by year 2015. That’s a pretty tall order for water conservation… reduce usage from current levels… 6 years from now!!!! But, that’s the deal! So, you ask… what if they/we don’t comply with these water conservation measures? Well, I certainly don’t know for sure but, what do YOU think normally happens when there is a shortage of something? Right… the price goes UP! Can you see paying three or four times the price for water as you’ve seen for gasoline in the past years?? If you can’t, you might rethink it again. WATER IS A PRECIOUS RESOURCE THAT WE CANNOT LIVE WITHOUT! WATER CONSERVANCY or CONSERVATION OF WATER has to become a COMMITMENT FOR LIFE for all.
Did you know that on average, more than 60% of the water used in Texas never makes it back to a sewage treatment plant! What do you think happens to it? Some of this volume can be attributed to water lost from pipeline leaks (maybe 5%) but, the rest is assumed to be used for irrigation purposes. Where else would it go?? THAT’S INCREDIBLE! However, it is true. How’s that for setting an example for water conservation standards?
So, we have to change our ways and methods for conservation of water. For this reason may water purveyors are asking their customers to use water responsibly and conserve water where possible. We all want to keep our lawns and landscapes looking nice. That involves irrigating (watering) them on a regular basis. The most efficient way to do that is to water at night or early mornings so that MOST of the water you use actually makes it to the plants that need it and does not evaporate into the air or get blown away by winds that are typically stronger during daylight hours. Now that’s getting a start on urban water conservation methods.
Here are some tips for irrigation conservation. On average, sprinkler system “Spray” heads lose about 50% of the water sprayed to evaporation. Rotor heads lose a bit less and Drip Systems lose even less. New, high-tech dripline available today provides the ultimate in water efficiency, near 85 to 90% in fact. It is more expensive to buy and install upfront but, the long-term savings it provides by using less water to do the same job will payback many times over during the life of an irrigation system. There are also new, water efficient rotor type heads on the market today that can be retrofitted to an existing system that provide a measurable savings. Some states on the west coast actually pay irrigation system owners to change their existing sprinkler heads to these new heads.
Check with your water purveyor to find out if they provide incentives to conserve water through changes or upgrades to your irrigation system. Or, call your local irrigation/sprinkler system provider. They should know and tell you about irrigation conservation tips.
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