Posts tagged rainwater capture
A Good Start - from LA River Pix
A Good Start - from LA River Pix

A few weeks ago I was up in the Central Valley shooting some drought stories and from all the parched earth and empty fields I saw it seemed like we might never have rain again. This current storm here in LA is a very welcome relief, but long term we need a helluva lot more and most importantly we need it in the mountains of the north and the Sierra to seriously replenish the reservoirs and water system that provides for California agriculture and cities. But I’m not complaining! Yet!

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Los Angeles River, Los Angeles Rivers, WaterPeter Bennettecosystem, environment, environmental, Los Angeles, los angeles river, Plastic, pollution, rain, rainwater, rainwater capture, Urban Runoff, Water, Water Pollution, Watershed, WaterwaysComment
Ed Begley Jr's new green home - part 2

Last July I wrote about the start of construction of Ed and Rachelle Begley’s new home in their attempt to build one of the Greenest homes in North America. The steel framing had just begun and now these months later the sheathing is being laid over that frame. Recently two new water systems started to be installed that will help Ed and Rachelle save on water bills as well as recycle much needed water back to the aquifer.

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Categories, Green Construction, WaterPeter Bennettaquifer, Cistern, ecosystem, ed begley jr-, environment, environmental, Garden, gardening, green construction, green home, greywater systems, Los Angeles, Peter Bennett, plumbing, rainwater capture, Urban Runoff, Water, water reclaimation, water table, WatershedComment