• It’s time to start getting your rainwater catchment system into place before the California rains begin in the Fall. Rainwater Harvesting (RWH) is a great way to go local with water use.  In addition to using the 100 mile rule for buying produce, why not do the same with water?  What if you only used locally available water?  Thanks to Keith Jackson of Lawrence Berkeley Labs for passing this great video on about RWH in Malta.

    DIY: Replacing the Water Grid With Rainwater

    “The Maltese have been storing rainwater in underground cisterns for centuries. On the small, rocky trio of islands in the Mediterranean, stored water was considered a strategic resource for times of siege. But today, most Maltese get there water from the public utility or from private boreholes, which tap a rapidly waning underground aquifer. Water treatment engineer and environmentalist entrepreneur Marco Cremona demonstrates how a few pumps, tanks, filters, and a couple of centuries-old cisterns allow him to satisfy all his family’s water needs with rainwater. Check out the rest of the special report: Water vs Energy (http://spectrum.ieee.org/static/special-report-water-vs-energy).”

    Watch Video at http://www.ieee.tv/ieee_spectrum_reports/diy-replacingwater-grid-with-rainwater-