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Monthly Archives: February 2014
DIY 5 gallon Slow sand filter update for February 2014
It is now February 7, 2014. At this location its been below freezing at night for all of February, and for the past 4 days not above freezing at all. On the 6th of Feb. at about 4:00 am, the low here … Continue reading
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Drought in the U.S. : what you can do
Water is becoming an issue here in the U.S. for a number of reasons : http://www.marketwatch.com/story/us-drought-hurts-cattle-crops-prices-heat-up-2014-02-07 http://www.opb.org/news/article/council-recommends-drought-declaration-for-4-ore-counties/ http://bigislandnow.com/2014/01/16/big-isle-drought-declaration-triggers-usda-loan-assistance/ http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?contentidonly=true&contentid=drought_news.html Rain water harvesting is a way to store water. Even if it is only used for non-potable purposes, it still helps … Continue reading
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Rain water harvesting regulations in Ohio
This is an update from a previous post that has become so huge I will have to do something, not sure what yet. Anyway, here is the info on Ohio: Update, February 1, 2014 regarding Ohio: After checking the Ohio … Continue reading