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020 _a9780071794220 (acidfree paper)
020 _a0071794220 (acidfree paper)
020 _a0073376256 (acidfree paper)
020 _a9780073376257 (acidfree paper)
035 _a(OCoLC)821692195
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_aDempsey, Paul
_q(Paul K.)
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aDo-it-yourself sustainable water projects :
_bcollect, store, purify, and drill for water /
_cPaul Dempsey ; Tony Selby, illustrator.
246 3 _aSustainable water projects
263 _a1302
300 _apages cm
500 _aIncludes index.
505 0 _a[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.
520 _aDo-It-Yourself Sustainable Water Projects provides everything readers need to know to create their own water projects from 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. The book 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
650 0 _aWater-supply
_xEnvironmental aspects.
_919719
650 0 _aWater-supply
_vHandbooks, manuals, etc.
_919720
650 0 _aWater use
_xEnvironmental aspects.
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650 0 _aSustainability.
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650 0 _aWater conservation.
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650 0 _aDo-it-yourself work.
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