Well <g>, if you have a well that might possibly run dry, I commend you
for taking measures that will improve your comfort level.
Composting toilets, water saving appliances, recycling gray water, and
other technologies have their place.
Yep, and I'll wager it will eventually be a predominant place.
Rain water harvesting is interesting, too, but if the well runs dry,
that's probably because there has been little rain lately.
I have no problem with using technology that's appropriate to your area.
What I object to is the assertion that such technology is appropriate or
desirable for every area. Where I live, for instance, pulling water
from a well, using it, running it through a septic tank, and putting it
back into the ground works well. Pulling water from the Great Lakes,
using it, treating the waste, and putting it back also works well.
Not entirely, when you look at the amount of crud that gets added to
the water in the process, treated or not.
Just FYI, in our province the lion's share of private well
contaminations result from the owners' septic systems. It might be
tempting to conclude that they were all badly maintained or improperly
installed etc. but it seems equally likely that septic systems are not
that great of an idea to start with.
I'm quite happy with the idea of returning water to the local
environment after use, but we've become quite good at fouling that
water and returning it to the environment damaged.
If you live in the Sonoran desert, I would suggest more aggressive
measures. If you live on the moon, I would suggest that you treat air
with equal care.
Too bad we don't do the same here Ray, while we still have a choice.
-=s
