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This review is from: Water Storage: Tanks, Cisterns, Aquifers, and Ponds (Paperback)
This is a highly detailed reference giving excellent diagrams, measurements in both English and metric system, lists of materials, problems to avoid, pros and cons of each system. Highly recommended.
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4.3 out of 5 stars (26 customer reviews) 146 of 147 people found the following review helpful
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Excellent book,
By Sapello Sally - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Water Storage: Tanks, Cisterns, Aquifers, and Ponds (Paperback)
I agree with the positive comments in the earlier reviews. This is a great book covering all common forms of water storage vehicles, with plenty of technical details so you really can undertake these projects yourself. The section on ferrocement water tanks is very comprehensive; the plans for building the beautiful urn-shaped tank shown on the cover are worth the price of the book! Our area averages about 18 inches of rainfall each year; the important word in that statement is "averages." We have had as little as 10" one year, only to be inundated with 40" the next. Our 8500 gallons of water storage captures most of our roof runoff and allows us to water our gardens, greenhouses, and fruit trees with rainwater instead of high-mineral ground water during dry times (which is most of the time). Rainwater is better for the plants and storing it keeps our well from being stressed by watering. I also highly recommend Art Ludwig's books about greywater; we incorporated some of his design concepts when we built our house. To me, greywater reuse is the flip side of the water-catchment coin, allowing us to make the best use of this most precious resource.
124 of 131 people found the following review helpful
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Sounds Simple, And It Is, Once you have it explained,
By John Matlock "Gunny" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Water Storage: Tanks, Cisterns, Aquifers, and Ponds (Paperback)
Most of us, in the United States at least, grew up where the supply of water was so simple. Your house was automatically connected to the city water mains when it was built and for a few dollars a month all the water you needed was supplied at the turn of a tap.My first home made water supply was out in the Louisiana swamps where average rainfall was more than fifty inches a year. It was a simple matter to build a catch system that caught the rain off the roof. But it was full of crud. A simple little device to catch the first of the rain in a bucket and when the bucket was full it pulled the outlet over to the big cistern and I had a water supply. Later I moved to the desert and water got a lot more tricky, with rainfall of eight inches a year the rules are different. The biggest projects were a series of about five thousand small enclosed catch basins which were burried in every little dry creek bed to catch what little water there was for birds to drink. Yes, it may sound silly, but that's what the people with the money wanted. As for this book, I only wish that I had known what contained in it when I started. Everything he says sounds so simple, makes so much sense that I wonder why I had to spend so much time making mistakes that taught me these same things. If you're going to go play in the water business, either for yourself, or even for a water department read this book first. 89 of 94 people found the following review helpful
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Comprehensive and readable,
By L. A. Welch - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Water Storage: Tanks, Cisterns, Aquifers, and Ponds (Paperback)
This is a friendly book that reads like a conversation with a very knowledgeable expert. The language is simple without being condescending, so a layperson can read it without becoming confused or overwhelmed. It is packed with information, explaining all aspects of choosing and implementing the design that best meets your needs. It is an essential read for anyone who needs to store water (which is all of us). If you buy one book on water storage, this should be it!
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