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Rainwater Harvesting by Eco-Sense
What’s Up…. Rainwater! On southern Vancouver Island after the summer of 2015 you may be thinking a lot about water. You may be thinking of water security for your food garden in the face of drought,...
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Drought Proofing
BC Drought Map link What can you do to prepare for droughts? Actually it is fairly simple but planning starts now. You need to prepare by supercharging your landscape, supercharging your soils,...
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Fire Suppression
Are you in an area that quakes with the fire rating nudging up to EXTREME by July? What are your fire insurance rates like? If you installed a cistern that was equipped with a hydrant valve that...
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Emergency Water
Planning for disruption to your potable water supply is a primary goal, especially on the west coast where we are in a High Seismic Zone. Looking back on Christchurch after their earthquake it is no...
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The Role of Bacteria
We (in North America) live in ever present fear of one of the longest lived and most adapted life forms… the bacteria. We sterilize everything, from head to toe, and as such we are missing out on the...
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Composting Toilet & Greywater Practice
After 1 1/2 years from the initial works, the BC Ministry of Health has posted the draft of the Composting Toilet & Greywater Practices....
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Rainwater Harvesting by Eco-Sense
What’s Up…. Rainwater! On southern Vancouver Island after the summer of 2015 you may be thinking a lot about water. You may be thinking of water security for your food garden in the face of drought,...
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Drought Proofing
BC Drought Map link What can you do to prepare for droughts? Actually it is fairly simple but planning starts now. You need to prepare by supercharging your landscape, supercharging your soils,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Fire Suppression
Are you in an area that quakes with the fire rating nudging up to EXTREME by July? What are your fire insurance rates like? If you installed a cistern that was equipped with a hydrant valve that...
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Emergency Water
Planning for disruption to your potable water supply is a primary goal, especially on the west coast where we are in a High Seismic Zone. Looking back on Christchurch after their earthquake it is no...
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Water Sovereignty – Scarcity
It was just a matter of time, and now that time has arrived. A US company is suing Canada $10.5 Billion for not being able to export water from here to the US. Here is the article link....
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Responsible Water Alternatives
As Capetown faces Day Zero when water will no longer flow to the residents, we are seeing activity around water conservation on Vancouver Island and Vancouver. Within a matter of weeks we have...
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CSA B805-18: The number that catches the rain
Rainwater harvesting has had a few roadblocks, but one of the largest was removed in May 2018. In May, the Standards Council of Canada in conjunction with the Canadian Standards Association and...
View ArticleAlberni-Clayoquot Regional District’s Agricultural Rainwater Program
New Benefits for Rainwater Storage and Collection! Access to affordable, accessible, and quality supply of water is essential to agriculture, and climate instability is compounding concerns for...
View ArticleDanger call from the Province
There was a danger call from the Provincial Government on June 7 2019 that all of the Gulf Islands and Vancouver Island were now classified as Stage 3 water restrictions. This bypassed many water...
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When In Drought – By Mike Graeme
Concrete Garden Magazine’s Mike Graeme has written an excellent article that integrates so many aspects – a pleasure to read. When In Drought | Mike Graeme
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Hindsight is 2020 – now.
This past year has lead to designs that include underground concrete cisterns, integrated rainwater/well water systems, a small water system for a community serviced by well, bylaw writing for a...
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