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Show Your Support for Water Recycling in SF

Rhonda Winter — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 07:23:15 +0000

If you are going to be anywhere near San Francisco City Hall this afternoon, please consider going to the fourth floor to voice your support for greywater recycling. There will be a meeting at the Building Inspection Commission today to vote on a SF city amendment which is attempting to make it more complicated for city residents to recycle and conserve our own water.

Time: Wed, Oct 21, pm @ 2pm

Where: SF City Hall, Room 416

Rain barrels made from recycled food grade containers for water conservation.

Greywater Guerillas Make Rainwater Harvesting Easy

Rhonda Winter — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 08:53:42 +0000

As another year of devastating drought stretches out before us here in California, saving our rainwater has never been more crucial. Greywater systems can take many forms, and now learning how to create your own rain barrel system has never been easier.

Greywater Guerilla Laura Allen demonstrates how to create your own water catchment system utilizing several recycled maraschino cherry containers

Last Saturday my husband Peter and I rode our bicycles to Visitacion Valley to take a workshop on rainwater harvesting given by the Greywater Guerrillas, a collaborative group of teachers, designers, builders, and artists who educate and empower people to build sustainable water culture and infrastructure.

Collecting Rainwater Becomes a ‘Thing’

Joshua S Hill — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:12:20 +0000

Just as technology continues to infiltrate the masses, becoming less and less a geeks toy, so environmental consciousness and awareness continue to spread. For some, it might be as simple as bringing calico bags to the supermarket. For others, it is taking your house off the grid and growing your own veggies.

But one area that a lot of families and households are stepping up in is the collection of rainwater.

It isn’t like this is a new activity either. Our ancestors would have spent a lot of effort to collect rainwater, to save themselves the need to trek down to the river or well. But now, it’s happening because across the planet, drought conditions are making life more and more difficult.