Water

If your water supply depends on the electricity net, being supplied with clean water can become a problem. And, depending on where you live, having a clean water supply can already be a major problem, even more so in the case of natural or man-made disasters.

Water resources

• Consider water tanks to catch rain, but consider dangers of the source to determine what to use it for.
• Gray water (from tub, clothes and dishwashing) can be reclaimed for watering plants, if you filter it properly. What gets in your edible plants, gets into people.
• Build dew catchers. They come in various forms and shapes, and are even feasible in urban settings on a balcony.

Washing water

• Cloth towels and handkerchiefs can be cleaned with rainwater and soap. This gives less disposal issues than with paper (which you will likely soon run out anyway)

Drinking water

• Get water containers and fill them. Get them in any size. If they are small make sure they are hard and clear plastic only. Food grade your containers for what is drinkable.
• In case outages and hard times take longer than expected, use those water filters and water purifiers you were so smart to buy.

Toilets

A water supply problem includes the toilets no longer flushing, and we do not wish to spend too much container water for flushing.

• A portable toilet
• A chemical toilet
• A biochemical toilet
• Eco waste water processing

Playlist

Links

• Practical urban self reliance – water harvesting (pdf)

Tags

Water resources, washing water, drinking water, toilet water, waste water