#Water harvesting

[divine-nonchalance]

Making Desert Land Fertile with Water Bunds

[bumblebeeappletree]

You can grow tanks, rather than buy them, and they'll have a lot more water-harvesting capacity.

This video is about how living sponges (rain gardens) have far greater capacity than non-living manufactured water tanks, in that they utilize and infiltrate water during and immediately after rains to quickly make more room or capacity for the next rain - even if that rain comes just a few hours after the first rain.

Thus rain gardens (in this case, a water-harvesting, traffic-calming chicane or pull out) typically have much more potential for flood-control, groundwater-recharge, bioremediation (natural filtration of toxins), and heat-island abatement (due to the shading/cooling vegetation they grow and the cooling effect of the water transpiring through these "living pumps").

This works in any climate, but the vegetation changes as you change bioregions. The easiest path to success is to use plants native or indigenous to your area and site's microclimate. Go further, and select native plants that also produce food, medicine, craft/building materials, etc so you grow living pantries, pharmacies, craft suppliers, etc.

At minimum, make sure your tanks overflow to rain gardens, so that overflow is used as a resource. And place those rain gardens and their vegetation where you most need that vegetation, such as trees on the east and west sides of buildings to shade out the morning and afternoon summer sun for free, passive cooling.

The ideal, is that once this rain garden vegetation has become established the only irrigation water it will require is the freely harvested on-site water, so no importing/extracting of groundwater, municipal water, or other is needed. This way we can infiltrate more water into the living system than we take out - thereby enabling the recharge of groundwater, springs, and rivers; instead of their depletion and dehydration.

Get more info on how to do this and harvest many other free, on-site waters at:

https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/

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[materialsscienceandengineering]

Engineers develop salty gel that could harvest water from desert air

Massachusetts Institute of Technology engineers have synthesized a superabsorbent material that can soak up a record amount of moisture from the air, even in desert-like conditions. As the material absorbs water vapor, it can swell to make room for more moisture. Even in very dry conditions, with 30% relative humidity, the material can pull vapor from the air and hold in the moisture without leaking. The water could then be heated and condensed, then collected as ultra-pure water. The transparent, rubbery material is made from hydrogel, a naturally absorbent material that is also used in disposable diapers. The team enhanced the hydrogel's absorbency by infusing it with lithium chloride—a type of salt that is known to be a powerful dessicant. The researchers found they could infuse the hydrogel with more salt than was possible in previous studies. As a result, they observed that the salt-loaded gel absorbed and retained an unprecedented amount of moisture, across a range of humidity levels, including very dry conditions that have limited other material designs.

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[christenhelm]

Alternative rain barrel lid

Found on Pinterest

[syntheticph]

Landscape - Mulch Here is an illustration of a sizable, modern, full-sun, mulch garden walk that is tolerant of drought.

[blackangelene]

Pool Pool Landscaping

[theoffgridcabin]

Self powered water pump made of string, bottle caps, scrap pipes and ingenuity.

Sometimes innovation, too many scraps laying around and the need to solve a problem that’s solved gets the better of us all. Here’s what we call being a craftypanda.

[farmerstrend]

The Looming Impact of La Niña: How the Greater Horn of Africa Can Prepare for Depressed October-December Rains

“Explore how the Greater Horn of Africa can prepare for depressed October-December rains due to La Niña, with strategies including climate-smart agriculture, water harvesting, and fast-maturing crops.” “Discover the critical role of climate resilience, community-led projects, and government investments in protecting vulnerable communities in the Greater Horn of Africa from the impacts of La…

[townpostin]

RVS College Jamshedpur Students Lead Environmental Awareness Program

NSS team plants 70 saplings, educates on dengue prevention and water harvesting RVS College’s NSS department organized an environmental awareness program at a local school, planting saplings and educating on health issues. JAMSHEDPUR – The NSS department of RVS College of Engineering and Technology conducted an environmental awareness program at a local +2 school, focusing on dengue prevention…

[farmlandrainwater]

Transforming Rain into Resources: The Benefits of Water Harvesting

Farmland Rain Water Harvesting Systems offer innovative solutions for capturing and utilizing rainwater, promoting sustainability and reducing water bills. Our advanced systems ensure clean, safe water for various uses, helping you conserve resources and support environmental health. Embrace a greener future with Farmland's efficient water harvesting technologies.

[melanymoore]

Retaining Walls - Landscape Inspiration for a mid-sized tropical drought-tolerant and partial sun backyard stone retaining wall landscape.

[bumblebeeappletree]

Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison journeys to India to film the epic work of the Paani Foundation’s Water Cup Competition and Farmer's Cup Competition. We tour the village of Pemgiri, in Maharashtra, who competed in the 2019 competition to install the most amount of water harvesting structures in a 45 day period, and competed had farmer's groups compete in the Farmers Cup Competition in 2023. Guided by Paani Foundation’s chief advisor, Dr. Avinash Pol, we visit the work and see the effects of a watershed-scale groundwater restoration project that has dramatically improved the lives, economy, ecology and stability of this village, and experience the feeling of deep stability that comes with a healthy and abundant landscape.

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[materialsscienceandengineering]

Earth's atmosphere holds an ocean of water, enough liquid to fill Utah's Great Salt Lake 800 times. Extracting some of that moisture is seen as a potential way to provide clean drinking water to billions of people globally who face chronic shortages. Existing technologies for atmospheric water harvesting (AWH) are saddled with numerous downsides associated with size, cost and efficiency. But new research from University of Utah engineering researchers has yielded insights that could improve efficiencies and bring the world one step closer to tapping the air as a culinary water source in arid places.

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[idealfitnessdublin]

Santa Barbara Walkway Landscape Design ideas for a mid-sized tropical drought-tolerant and partial sun side yard stone walkway.