Publisher's Synopsis
Some brief history of rivers, dams, water power, water Infrastructure, good house/bad house, breaking the water cycle, cheap salvage water catchment, home water use and reuse, graywater, plumbing basics, wetlands for wastewater treatment, urban watershed restoration, water hyacinth fetish page, build your own petal powered washer. A DIY permaculture guide to "harvesting" rainwater, conserving water, and channeling waste water into more functional purposes than just sending it down the drain.