Do-It-Yourself Sustainable Water Projects Collect, Store, Purify, and Drill for Water

This DIY guide shows how to collect, store, purify, and drill for water with 10 inexpensive projects, and provides practical conservation information. Do-It-Yourself Sustainable Water Projectsprovides everything you need to know to create your own water projectsfrom collecting rainwater and air conditioner condensate to properly drilling and constructing pump systems. A list of manufacturers and other resources is included to help locate all the products used in the book. This practical guide also provides a basis for understanding the importance of waterthe most precious resourceand how the lack of it affects different regions around the world. It also shows how an individual or company can help conserve water with very small changes. Offers simple instructions for making 10 important projects with easy-to-find, inexpensive parts Explains how to calculate your "water footprint" and how to adjust behavior to conserve water Each chapter concludes with a list of resourcesweb sites, published texts, and vendors related to the topic of that chapter Cites projects being constructed globally, particularly in the developing world Includes ads and coupons from international manufacturers with discounts for their products

Introduction
1 Glimmers of Light
Worldwide Water Use
Here at Home
Climate Change
The Way Forward
2 Using Less
NAEUS
Lawn and Garden
Indoors
Composting Toilets
3 Water from Air
Rainwater Harvesting (RWH)
Air Conditioner Condensate Recovery
A Word about Greywater
4 Wells
Well Basics
Buying Property with a Well
Hiring a Driller
DIY Drilling
5 Pumps and Related Components
Well Yield
Pump Performance
Water Demand
Pump Sizing
Maintenance Issues
Piping
Standard Jet Pumps
Deep-Well Jet Pumps
Centrifugal Submersible Pumps
Water Storage
Pump Motor Controls
6 Alternative Power
Solar Power
Wind Power
Human Power
A Last Word
Glossary
Appendix A: Water Web Sites
Index