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Rainwater Harvesting and Farming in the Cities

E and T asks the question this week – “Is farming the future of cities?” – With more people than ever leaving their rural homes for high-rise buildings, the concept of ‘vertical farming’ may provide a way to feed the world’s growing populations across it’s emerging mega-cities. According to the United Nations, by 2050 some 66 per cent of the ...

Dec. 22, 2015

By ENDURAMAXX

Rainwater Harvesting Company Recognized

BARR Plastics, Based In Abbotsford, BC, won a Union of BC Municipalities Award in Leadership and Innovation for its part in helping develop the rainwater harvesting system recently installed at the Abbotsford Entertainment and Sports Centre. The award followed on an earlier Environmental Leadership Award from the City of Abbotsford for the same project. The centre is the first in the world to use ...

Dec. 31, 2012

By BARR Plastics Inc.

Dual Tank Rainwater Harvesting System

Climate Inc has this amazing dual tank rainwater harvesting system ready for a lifetime of usage. This system will function just as well during the winter months as the rainy season year over year will little maintenance using our 3P Technik Filtersysteme HDPE prefilter and components (floating extractor, calming inlet, and overflow siphon) product line we have a global network of certified ...

Feb. 23, 2017

By Climate, Inc.

Rainwater harvesting and wastewater reuse solutions

Leading provider of residential and decentralized water reuse, wastewater, and odor control treatment technologies announces introduction of a complete line of rainwater harvesting solutions as well as plans for a new residential membrane water reuse / recycling technology. Bord na Móna Environmental Products U.S. Inc., the American market subsidiary of the $550-million Bord na Móna group based ...

Oct. 4, 2009

By Anua - Bord na Móna Limited

WPL Improves its Rainwater Harvesting Range

WPL Ltd is pleased to announce that they have added the Platin tank to their range of Rainwater Harvesting products. This low profile, light tank is extremely easy to install and requires minimal excavation due to its shallow depth. The Platin tank can be installed above or below ground and ...

Sep. 6, 2011

By WPL Ltd

Rainwater harvesting tanks: benefits Of horizontal storage

Horizontal Rainwater Harvesting Tanks as such as The Original Rainwater Pillow are an economical solution to use wasted spaces for rainwater storage. Rainwater Collection To harvest rain water is the best way to save water for future generations and money, you would normally spend for city water. Rainwater provides on-site storm water retention and aquifer recharge. If there ...

Jun. 25, 2010

By Erosion Pollution | GEI Works, Inc. (Granite Environmental, Inc.)

WPL improves its rainwater harvesting range

WPL Ltd is pleased to announce that they have added the Platin tank to their range of Rainwater Harvesting products. This low profile, light tank is extremely easy to install and requires minimal excavation due to its shallow depth. The Platin tank can be installed above or below ground and is ideally suited to high water table (HWT) areas and rocky ground. Furthermore, it is suitable for both ...

Aug. 29, 2011

By WPL Ltd

Georgia Institute of Technology rainwater harvesting system

Climate, Inc. has been working with the architects and construction team on the new Georgia Institute of Technology rainwater harvesting system. The engineered conveyance arm seen here has been installed during the buildings’ construction, so that, the dual 3P Technik Filtersysteme Twin Filters can be mounted for the proper filtration of the galvanized-corrugated tanks will be supplied with ...

Jan. 22, 2017

By Climate, Inc.

Storm Desmond – The Impact on Farming and Rainwater Harvesting

With hundreds of homes being evacuated around Cumbria and the Scottish borders, the farming community has rallied support for the victims, many pledging donations of forage and bedding. Forage Aid was established in the wake of the Somerset floods of 2013 and the organisation is currently taking offers on social media and through it’s Just Giving page here: ...

Dec. 22, 2015

By ENDURAMAXX

Rain Shortage Could Threaten Harvest – Rainwater Harvesting Tanks A Relief

Although the UK was not short of rain throughout the first part of summer, according to Farmers Weekly, rain shortages could foil what was otherwise expected to be a bumper harvest. So far, the 2015 UK harvest season has been one of the best on record. A world record oilseed rape yield was smashed by a farm in Lincolnshire, 50 per cent of winter barley and 35 per cent of OSR is reportedly ...

Aug. 13, 2015

By ENDURAMAXX

Largest rainwater harvesting project in upstate New York

Huge Containment Solutions tanks are going in at Binghamton University. “This is the largest rain water harvesting (project) in upstate New York,” said Bill Hall, University architect. “200-thousand gallons of water retained in 4 different fiberglass tanks. It’s going to be used for harvesting for toilet flushing and also the biggest thing is make up water for the cooling ...

Jun. 18, 2012

By Containment Solutions, Inc., (CSI)

World Water Day Celebrated – Rainwater Harvesting Tanks

With nearly 750 million people throughout the world having no access to clean drinking water or improved sanitation, World Water Day, which took place on Sunday 22nd March, raised awareness that a secure water world is emerging as a top human development priority in the post-2015 Development Agenda. The theme of water and sustainable development emphasises how water is an essential asset to all ...

Mar. 23, 2015

By ENDURAMAXX

BMS launch its new Blog on Rainwater Harvesting.

If you are interested in Rainwater Harvesting our new new blog contains a mixture of information on Rainwater Harvesting in Ireland and links to relevant articles. It can be found at: ...

Jun. 16, 2010

By Butler Manufacturing Services Ltd. (BMS)

Rainwater Harvesting Maintenance and Reporting – Why Choose RainCatcher?

We work with a wide spectrum of organisations across the whole of the UK to ensure their Rainwater Harvesting systems perform optimally, which includes efficiently to minimise clients running costs; no matter which system you have, RainCatcher can evaluate, report, repair and maintain your system, no matter what size. We design, supply, and maintain… Our rainwater systems ...

Feb. 22, 2017

By RainCatcher Products & Services

Rainwater Harvesting Tanks Protect Against Uncertain Rainfall

The BBC examined this week how climate change is an issue affecting farming and food supplies throughout the world. Rainfall is not as predictable in modern times and drier weather can interfere with growing seasons. Enduramaxx has discussed on numerous occasions how, on top of the drier weather, water restrictions are also an increasingly worrying part of farming and water supplies. Whether the ...

Dec. 22, 2015

By ENDURAMAXX

Land Cooperative Creates 20 Farms – Rainwater Harvesting on the Agenda

We spoke last week on the rise of urban farming and how a new portable ‘farm in a box’ system can take ‘the farm’ to the available farming resources. Another interesting development this week is the Ecological Land Cooperative that has revealed an exciting vision of how it wants to develop a series of small farms across England. The proposal is based on the first cluster ...

May 7, 2015

By ENDURAMAXX

New Kingspan Shallow-Dig Rainwater Harvesting System - Gamma

Kingspan has launched a new premium ‘shallow dig’ domestic rainwater system, which joins the company’s well-established portfolio of rainwater-recycling solutions. The Gamma Rainwater range is a low-cost installation for self-build projects and residential developments. Its profile requires a ...

Sep. 7, 2017

By Kingspan Water & Energy

Farmers Respond To Water Consultation – Rainwater Harvesting Tanks A Solution

Farmers will have had to have responded to a government consultation by this week which aims to help agriculture get its fair share of water. Water abstraction and irrigation rules face their biggest overhaul for more than 50 years under plans contained in the DEFRA and Environment Agency consultation. The consultation is agriculture’s chance to influence how much water is available in the ...

Mar. 27, 2014

By ENDURAMAXX

Taking Advantage of the Wet Summer – From Food Safety To Rainwater Harvesting

Although the UK’s wet summer may have affected crops up and down the country, the wet weather is being used to the advantages of food safety through a project run by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB). Led by the Agricultural Development Advisory Service, the project focuses on fungal toxins in cereal crops and aims to arm the food industry with new tools to more ...

Aug. 26, 2015

By ENDURAMAXX

Farmers Going For Growth – Liquid Fertiliser Tanks and Rainwater Harvesting Tanks

If you follow Faming Life, you might have read about ‘Going For Growth’, a strategy that will challenge all sectors of the agrifood chain. The strategy recognises a growing global demand for food and the natural advantages of Northern Ireland in terms of climate, skills and the structure to produce it efficiently. The strategy aims to ensure that growth can be delivered without ...

Apr. 16, 2014

By ENDURAMAXX

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