tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598627963589889513.post710109082288928957..comments2024-03-27T08:29:11.158-07:00Comments on Little Home In The Country: Water Little Home In The Countryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14542813650753976168noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598627963589889513.post-23979940775134895162014-07-23T07:34:28.825-07:002014-07-23T07:34:28.825-07:00nice..nice..aldexhttp://www.google.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598627963589889513.post-83795780872272575592014-02-26T09:49:14.152-08:002014-02-26T09:49:14.152-08:00No drought here in the NE United States. We have ...No drought here in the NE United States. We have been having too much water and now in the form of snow! Flooding will be our problem in the spring. Even the Great Lakes region has ice jams that will be flooding problem in spring. The Coast Guard has been kept busy with their ice breakers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598627963589889513.post-23261981326779368432014-02-25T16:50:07.589-08:002014-02-25T16:50:07.589-08:00That reminds me a little of what some of our dams ...That reminds me a little of what some of our dams looked like before our flood event a couple of years ago. While our three dams aren't as huge as the Hoover Dam they were down to 5% capacity. Our city of over 90,000 was in danger of running out of water so a pipeline was constructed to connect with a larger dam which supplies water to our capital city. Just as it was completed the rains came and within a couple of weeks the dams were completely full. I hope that happens over in the US too without too much damage caused by flooding.Nanna Chelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07500527266771727074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598627963589889513.post-9360447744874464062014-02-25T16:27:59.693-08:002014-02-25T16:27:59.693-08:00I'm quite eager to get rolling on the earthwor...I'm quite eager to get rolling on the earthworks, however small. <br /><br />I had NO IDEA it was previously illegal to harvest rainwater - that's crazy!Little Home In The Countryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14542813650753976168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598627963589889513.post-23770620676093105832014-02-25T16:26:14.851-08:002014-02-25T16:26:14.851-08:00Hi Liz :) Thanks for the invite (again!). I'...Hi Liz :) Thanks for the invite (again!). I'm sorry I was away unexpectedly and didn't get a post to you before I left... Will try to do that very soon... Little Home In The Countryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14542813650753976168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598627963589889513.post-56355969279659345342014-02-25T13:58:56.450-08:002014-02-25T13:58:56.450-08:00Wow we are currently in drought here in Australia ...Wow we are currently in drought here in Australia too. It has reinforced the importance of water management on our property too. Would u be interested in guest posting on permaculture on my blog? I am running a series on personal experiences with permaculture. ... eight.acres.liz at gmail dot comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12874273438983052621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598627963589889513.post-81341518340929376972014-02-25T10:05:00.018-08:002014-02-25T10:05:00.018-08:00Our state actually used to (stupidly) sell water t...Our state actually used to (stupidly) sell water to Arizona, even though we always seem to be in a drought as well. One of Joel Salatin's books talks about how the western US (incredibly drought prone) funnels all its water away, and how ridiculous this concept is! It's so true. Until recently it was also illegal to capture rain water. Apparently the state can claim they own a product of mother nature (except don't expect them to take any responsibility for major flooding when it happens).<br /><br />It sounds like you have a great start, and this is something always on our minds as well, so it will be great seeing your progress!<br />-Jaime Ngo Family Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15484243776589015749noreply@blogger.com