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Water Conservation


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The New Create an Oasis With Greywater
The New Create an Oasis With Greywater
by Art Ludwig
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Create an Oasis with Greywater describes how to quickly and easily choose, build, and use a simple greywater system. Some can be completed in an afternoon for under $30. It also provides complete instructions for more complex installations, how to... (read more)

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Creating Rain Gardens: Capturing the Rain for Your Own Water-Efficient Garden
Creating Rain Gardens: Capturing the Rain for Your Own Water-Efficient Garden
by Cleo Woelfle-erskine
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Homeowners spend hundreds of dollars watering their yard, but there is an easy way to save money and resources—rain gardening. But what is it? As simple as collecting rain to reuse in front and backyards. Creating Rain Gardens is a comprehensive... (read more)

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Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands Volume 2
Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands Volume 2
by Brad Lancaster
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Turn water scarcity into water abundance!Earthworks are one of the easiest, least expensive, and most effective ways of passively harvesting and conserving multiple sources of water in the soil. Associated vegetation then pumps the harvested water back... (read more)

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Builder's Greywater Guide: Installation of Greywater Systems in New Construction & Remodeling; a Supplement to the Book "Create an Oasis with Greywater"
Builder's Greywater Guide: Installation of Greywater Systems in New Construction & Remodeling; a Supplement to the Book "Create an Oasis with Greywater"
by Art Ludwig
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The Builder's Greywater Guide will help building professionals or homeowners work within or around building codes to successfully include greywater systems in new construction or remodeling in the US. Includes information on treatment effectiveness... (read more)

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Hold Your Water!: 68 Things You Need to Know to Keep Our Planet Blue
Hold Your Water!: 68 Things You Need to Know to Keep Our Planet Blue
by Wyland
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Hold Your Water offers insight into the water and world around us. Taking a conversational approach to conservation, it dives into simple ways that even little old you can make a difference--all with a witty, and at times whimsical, slant on the world in... (read more)

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Harvest the Rain
Harvest the Rain
by Nate Downey
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Our planet's water shortage is a reality for one in five people worldwide, but enough precipitation falls annually to provide ample water for everybody. We simply have to collect, store, distribute, and reuse a small percentage of that which falls from... (read more)

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Reusing the Resource: Adventures in Ecological Wastewater Recycling
Reusing the Resource: Adventures in Ecological Wastewater Recycling
by Carol Steinfeld
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Water has been described as the twenty-first-century oil. Water shortages, water quality, and water rights are hot-button issues at the local, national, and international levels. Climate change, population growth, and contamination from industry, farms... (read more)

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The Toilet Papers: Recycling Waste and Conserving Water
The Toilet Papers: Recycling Waste and Conserving Water
by Sim Van Der Ryn
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A classic is back in print! One of the favorite books of 1970s back-to-the-landers, The Toilet Papers is an informative, inspiring, and irreverent look at how people have dealt with their wastes through the centuries. In a historical survey, Van der Ryn... (read more)

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Sustainable Landscaping: 10 Projects with Water Efficiency & Recycled Materials
Sustainable Landscaping: 10 Projects with Water Efficiency & Recycled Materials
by Damon Lang
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See good design ideas that inspire you to create the ultimate, eco-friendly outdoor environment. 528 beautiful color photos detail 10 projects that are diverse in style and taste. Each incorporates recycled materials and principles of water efficiency... (read more)

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Rainwater Catchment Systems for Domestic Supply: Design, Construction and Implementation
Rainwater Catchment Systems for Domestic Supply: Design, Construction and Implementation
by John Gould
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This book provides a state-of-the-art review of practice in the collection of rainwater. It presents case studies with numerous examples from around the world which will help anyone intending to design or construct a rainwater catchment system.The prime... (read more)

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Water Consciousness
Water Consciousness
by Tara Lohan
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Water Consciousness is designed to change the way people think about water. It explores all aspects of the water crisis and what we can do about it. Compelling contributions by Bill McKibben, Maude Barlow, Vandana Shiva, Wenonah Hauter, Sandra Postel... (read more)

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Water Storage
Water Storage
by Art Ludwig
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The Toilet Papers: Recycling Waste and Conserving Water
The Toilet Papers: Recycling Waste and Conserving Water
by Sim Van Der Ryn
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