Solution to your water problems
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by Nikitas » Tue Sep 02, 2008 7:13 am
That has been part of the water problem of Cyprus, not the solution. When there are too many boreholes the watere becomes saline, which is what has been happening since the 60s.
It is far better to harvest rain water and to recycle grey water. Harvesting rain water can supply more than half the needs of a household. If you have 25 centimeters of rainfall then every meter of roof area can give you a a quarter of a ton of water.
It is also cheaper to do thatn a borehole.
It is far better to harvest rain water and to recycle grey water. Harvesting rain water can supply more than half the needs of a household. If you have 25 centimeters of rainfall then every meter of roof area can give you a a quarter of a ton of water.
It is also cheaper to do thatn a borehole.
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by Niki » Tue Sep 02, 2008 8:11 am
Raymanoff wrote:imagine all guttering to be joined... isn't it the way they have it in UK? So much water could be collected.
The UK has 62% of consumer used water imported, from water tight countries. That's efficiency for you!
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2587928/UK-hou ... a-day.html
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by unbezable » Tue Sep 02, 2008 9:16 am
You say to use rainwater. How is this possible when it virtually does not rain during at leat the 6 months in Cyprus? Saline water from boreholes is due to stable water under the ground plus depends on the soil structure. You can find saline water in Nicosia and good quality water by drilling on the sea.
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by unbezable » Tue Sep 02, 2008 9:20 am
Another point is that you say to harvent rainwater. By doing this you stop water getting to the ground and renewing shallow boreholes. According to your argument, this also may also indirectly make water saline.
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by SSBubbles » Tue Sep 02, 2008 3:22 pm
Niki wrote:Raymanoff wrote:imagine all guttering to be joined... isn't it the way they have it in UK? So much water could be collected.
The UK has 62% of consumer used water imported, from water tight countries. That's efficiency for you!
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2587928/UK-hou ... a-day.html
What do we do with all that rain water then?
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