This post will be extra-ordinarily short because--as some of you might know--some of us SRPers are transitioning into the final phase of our projects: making of the presentation. Some are still collecting data but for me, most of my research is done and I will start focusing on creating a paper for the city and the final presentation! Now to continue, this week I will be answering the following questions: "what is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow?" "do coconuts migrate?" and "what are the benefits of rainwater harvesting?"
I will start off this week, as said above, by discussing what the benefits might be (especially for the city) if many people installed a collection system. On the household basis, it not only lowers your water bill but it also makes you more "aware" of the environment. With our family, once we started harvesting, we began to appreciate how precious water really is--especially in an arid climate--and how much the climate can affect our supply. We also became aware of how we can manage our water more efficiently to cut back on waste. For the city's benefit, reducing the amount of water flowing down the streets or alleys during monsoon season can not only reduce erosion but save money by using less utilities to fix damage and deal with an overflowing water treatment plant. After talking with Robin Harrington, she informed me that the city would need to pump less fresh water because there will be less of a demand for city water. However, she also told me that a downside might be that sewage could be more concentrated and thus harder to process for the city. Although I did not completely understand this, this "over concentration" might be caused by people becoming aware of their water consumption, cutting back on their usage by installing lower flowing toilets, and thus "diluting" the waste less by using less water. But hey, that's just my idea! Well that concludes this week's post but stick around next week when we explore the incredible relationship between witches and ducks and the phenomenon of writing a scientific paper!
Thanks for reading! :)
-Lia
Harvesting rainwater and using them as an alternate source around the household can certainly have a huge impact in the environment, if more than enough people practice it daily. And with the recent heat waves and dry spells going on around the work, it’s really best to have that option handy. Anyway, thanks for sharing! Good day!
ReplyDeleteBert Aguilar @ Rainfill Tanks