Posts belonging to Category 'water supply'
August 20, 2010 | Posted by Mark Z
Recently, we learned that our homestead’s fresh water supply is secure, for the moment, by taking a long-overdue action: opening our winter water tank and looking inside! Our winter water tank is extremely well insulated, covered completely in a plywood box, surrounded by fiberglass and organic insulation. The box is topped with two large sheets [...]
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May 27, 2010 | Posted by Clair Schwan
The reliability of any system, including well water, is based primarily on design, but it also hinges on how it’s installed, operated and maintained. Let’s look at how you might support increased reliability and longer life for your water system by simply using it differently. Typical well water systems use a submersible motor/pump combination, a [...]
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May 9, 2010 | Posted by Clair Schwan
Recent events have driven home the point that water is essential to our daily life. I always knew that it was important, but there is nothing like a healthy dose of reality to make a true believer out of those of us who have taken it for granted. Imagine you arrive at your home and [...]
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March 12, 2010 | Posted by Mark Z
While our unusual weather here in Alaska is far less dramatic than what the east coast has experienced lately, it’s far enough from normal that we’ve taken bold measures. I heard the term “snow drought” on the radio, quoted from a fairly official source, to describe our lower than normal snow pack this year. Even [...]
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October 22, 2009 | Posted by DDFD
Many of us who live more rurally are not on city water, we have our own wells. With those wells come some maintenance issues and certain responsibilities. I love having a well. I love not paying for my water– being dependent on “the man”. I know people who pay for the water coming into the house [...]
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September 18, 2009 | Posted by Mark Z
A frightening number of reports, predictions and indicators tell us that fresh water will be the most valuable commodity over which mankind will struggle, fight, and die in the near future. Corporate powers around the world pursue a process started years ago to gain economic control over the planet’s dwindling water supply. While political entities [...]
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