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wasting water in WalCo

Smiling JOe avatar
SoWal Expert
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Ever been into some of the restrooms in SoWal, where the water comes out of the faucet so fast that it sprays the front of your clothes? I can think of several in Seaside. I think the local developments could save thousands of gallons of unnecessary water by installing simple water saver devices on the faucets of hand sinks. Last time I checked, the Water Dept gives them out for free, or they could purchase them from a home improvement store.

I also notice that the County doesn't seem to care too much about conserving water, as they should have replaced the leaky pipes in front of the SoWal Health Dept bldg, a long time ago. It has been wrapped in electrical tape for a long time, and it continuously has multiple drips at a high rate of flow.

There are so many simple things we can do which don't inconvenient our daily lives, yet will extend our natural resources greatly. What are some other potential water saving methods that we could implement in WalCo? :idontno:

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Beach Fanatic
#2
sprinklers could be programmed so that they don't come on in the rain; and they could be positioned so that they aren't forever watering the sidewalks or driveways or streets.
joho avatar
Beach Fanatic
#3
sprinklers could be programmed so that they don't come on in the rain; and they could be positioned so that they aren't forever watering the sidewalks or driveways or streets.

Touche' goodwitch!

Your comment was converstion this week with friends and family.
We couldn't agree with you more............. :clap:
Miss Kitty avatar
Meow
#4
:wave:..I got a "nice" shower washing my hands last night in the Seaside ladies room. You had two choices on water flow...non existent and firehose.
scooterbug44 avatar
SoWal Expert
#5
Give fines for sprinklers constantly in use/watering pavement & road.

The amount of water we could save just by turning off or redirecting the sprinklers at the curve of 30A by Sally's alone.......
Smiling JOe avatar
SoWal ExpertAuthor
#6
There is nothing like driving a convertible or a motorcycle down the road and getting sprayed with reclaimed water.
scooterbug44 avatar
SoWal Expert
#7
Heck, I worry about it coming in the open window.

Appreciate the daily windshield wash (and the humor of it coming from H20 properties) but would be willing to forgo it in favor of not wasting water :biggrin:.
NoHall avatar
hmmmm......can't remember
#8
Heck, I worry about it coming in the open window.

Appreciate the daily windshield wash (and the humor of it coming from H20 properties) but would be willing to forgo it in favor of not wasting water :biggrin:.

The only plants that need daily water are plants that live in water. Grrrrr...:angry:
scooterbug44 avatar
SoWal Expert
#9
I know this, you know this, noone told the sprinklers though! :roll:
NoHall avatar
hmmmm......can't remember
#10
I know this, you know this, noone told the sprinklers though! :roll:

Again I say: GRRRRRR....:pissed:
Matt J avatar
SWGB
#11
sprinklers could be programmed so that they don't come on in the rain; and they could be positioned so that they aren't forever watering the sidewalks or driveways or streets.

There are actually sensors available at almost any home improvement store that will stop a sprinkler system when it is raining, some even retain the water so that the sprinklers won't come on directly after a rain storm.

Then there is the new control panel that reads the NWS and waters according to local weather patterns.
hnooe avatar
Beach Fanatic
#12
Ever been into some of the restrooms in SoWal, where the water comes out of the faucet so fast that it sprays the front of your clothes? I can think of several in Seaside. I think the local developments could save thousands of gallons of unnecessary water by installing simple water saver devices on the faucets of hand sinks. Last time I checked, the Water Dept gives them out for free, or they could purchase them from a home improvement store.

I also notice that the County doesn't seem to care too much about conserving water, as they should have replaced the leaky pipes in front of the SoWal Health Dept bldg, a long time ago. It has been wrapped in electrical tape for a long time, and it continuously has multiple drips at a high rate of flow.

There are so many simple things we can do which don't inconvenient our daily lives, yet will extend our natural resources greatly. What are some other potential water saving methods that we could implement in WalCo? :idontno:

I agree 100% Joe. Does Walton County have a plan to implelemt any of the simple changes you mentioned? That would at least be a start at least...When we have water we don't tend worry about it--(i.e., yea, let the lawn sprinklers run during a rainstorm attitude (that is a pet peeve of mine!)...It seems so simple, really.
Uncle Timmy avatar
Beach Fanatic
#13
Along the same lines.....I have been looking for a storage tank that I could use to collect and store rainwater from my roof.

The only thing I can find online are some large (240 gallon) plastic tanks -that will work but it doesn't exactly look all that good. What I really want are some stainless steel or galvanized tanks like these.....

Anyone know where i can get some?
Smiling JOe avatar
SoWal ExpertAuthor
#14
Along the same lines.....I have been looking for a storage tank that I could use to collect and store rainwater from my roof.

The only thing I can find online are some large (240 gallon) plastic tanks -that will work but it doesn't exactly look all that good. What I really want are some stainless steel or galvanized tanks like these.....

Anyone know where i can get some?
Maye try a farm/cattle supply type of business.
Uncle Timmy avatar
Beach Fanatic
#16
Maye try a farm/cattle supply type of business.

I tried that but all they had were feed/water tanks for livestock , which are very broad and low to the ground.

I was hoping to find something oriented vertically so I could tuck it discreetly next to the house and not take up too much room.
NoHall avatar
hmmmm......can't remember
#17
I tried that but all they had were feed/water tanks for livestock , which are very broad and low to the ground.

I was hoping to find something oriented vertically so I could tuck it discreetly next to the house and not take up too much room.

I use a 50-gallon plastic drum, and I used paint that fuses to plastic to paint it in a coordinating color. (For the record, it still looks like a big ol' drum. I even put some plants around it, and it still looks like a big ol' drum...:idontno:) You can get a 50-gallon trashcan at Home Depot and do the same thing. I saw one set up there yesterday--they had cut a hole in the lid and inserted the downspout.

I assume you didn't mean you wanted a 240-gallon tank; there is nothing discreet about a tank that large...?
Mango avatar
SoWal Insider
#18
My FIL had one of those wooden barrels to collect rainwater and quite often an animal would sneak in and drown. We bought him something like this.

http://www.aridsolutionsinc.com/page/page/1117909.htm

This site also has lots of tips for conserving water.

I also saw this:
Ask what your city or water department is doing about rebates for rain barrels. Have them list Arid Solutionsinc.com as a rain barrel source.

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Uncle Timmy avatar
Beach Fanatic
#19
Pre-manufactured metal tanks

? American Tank Company
www.watertanks.com
? CorGal Water Storage Tanks
www.specallproducts.com
? Texas Metal Cisterns
www.texasmetalcisterns.com

Thanks, looks like all those links had really big steel tanks (3000 gallons plus)

The residential scaled ones I am looking for are very popular in Australia- maybe I will have to make a trip down under just to get one.

Uncle Timmy at US Customs returning from Sydney: "Anything to declare Sir?"

"Uh well, one diggery-doo and this here 240 gallon metal tank............"
NoHall avatar
hmmmm......can't remember
#20
My FIL had one of those wooden barrels to collect rainwater and quite often an animal would sneak in and drown. We bought him something like this.

http://www.aridsolutionsinc.com/page/page/1117909.htm

This site also has lots of tips for conserving water.

I also saw this:
Ask what your city or water department is doing about rebates for rain barrels. Have them list Arid Solutionsinc.com as a rain barrel source.

I love the rain chains they show on the site. I would LOVE to get rid of all 4 downspouts, put up rain chains, and put a barrel under each of them. Next time I have $800 lying around...
Uncle Timmy avatar
Beach Fanatic
#21
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I assume you didn't mean you wanted a 240-gallon tank; there is nothing discreet about a tank that large...?

Scary, but yes -240 gallons.

I actually ran some calculations once and determined that given the size of my roof I could fill that up with 1/2 inch of rainfall.

Makes you realize how much water goes to waste just running off your roof
NoHall avatar
hmmmm......can't remember
#22
Scary, but yes -240 gallons.

I actually ran some calculations once and determined that given the size of my roof I could fill that up with 1/2 inch of rainfall.

Makes you realize how much water goes to waste just running off your roof

Wow--that's a big tank!

Have you thought about putting it in the ground and sticking a pump in it, then?
Uncle Timmy avatar
Beach Fanatic
#23
My FIL had one of those wooden barrels to collect rainwater and quite often an animal would sneak in and drown. We bought him something like this.

http://www.aridsolutionsinc.com/page/page/1117909.htm

This site also has lots of tips for conserving water.

.

I found these convenient collection barrels earlier, it is a possible solution to my goal, but they are still a little small so I would need a lot.

Figured I would explore the giant steel tank option first because I don't do anything the easy way, lol.
Uncle Timmy avatar
Beach Fanatic
#24
Wow--that's a big tank!

Have you thought about putting it in the ground and sticking a pump in it, then?

That sounds a bit expensive/complicated. A 200 gallon tank isn't really all that big.

Here is the one I was looking at :



Only 31" in diameter and 72" Tall.

I may just get it and build some sort of screen around it.
NoHall avatar
hmmmm......can't remember
#25
That sounds a bit expensive/complicated. A 200 gallon tank isn't really all that big.

Here is the one I was looking at :



Only 31" in diameter and 72" Tall.

I may just get it and build some sort of screen around it.

I'm only 64" tall (we won't talk about my diameter.) :biggrin:

Paint is a beautiful thing. If you can't find the plastic-fusing type, you could always use a primer.

Where did you find that one?

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