A brief description of our food-grade IBC tote rainwater recapture system in Tucson AZ. Now if only it would rain. LOL (we’ll get plenty during monsoon)
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Howard Simpson describing the function and the problems of the catchment tanks. Lititz, St. Elizabet Parish, Jamaica. March 15, 2012. These farmers are currently the beneficiaries of a UNDP supported project: The Small-Scale Irrigation System supported by Rainwater Harvesting project. Activities to be undertaken include clearing of site, restoration of the catchment tank to prevent leakages, erection of a small-scale drip system, training of a total of 30 farmers through seminars and on-farm demonstration activities throughout the project period. Video Caption: Howard: Way around the tank back, round here, dem cutting a road round here go right round the tank. And dem gonna fix it up that no children or no animal can come inside. The water can be properly clean and such like that you know. And is a nice project dem a gwan with and ting. Up there is a plot of land that them going to work on. And over here is a next plot of land that them going to work on and over there is a next plot of land that them going to work so the water will available to help them and help people even further from here. Same way even down by 3rd street and even down by 2nd street and even down by 4th street, the whole a dem can get the benefit off of it — myself too and other people. And it is going on nice you know and we love to have it here you know. And we have a lot of support and such like that coming now — we have the MP, we have a lot of member of Parliament is here to come see everything <b>…</b>
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Rainwater harvesting saves drinking water sources and relives the pressure on sewers and the environment by mitigating floods,soil erosions and replenishing groundwater levels.In addition,rainwater harvesting reduces the drinking water consumption and by capturing the rain before it goes to the drain it also reduces the volume of generated wastewater.
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Howard Simpson describing the function and the problems of the catchment tanks. Lititz, St. Elizabet Parish, Jamaica. March 15, 2012. These farmers are currently the beneficiaries of a UNDP supported project: The Small-Scale Irrigation System supported by Rainwater Harvesting project. Activities to be undertaken include clearing of site, restoration of the catchment tank to prevent leakages, erection of a small-scale drip system, training of a total of 30 farmers through seminars and on-farm demonstration activities throughout the project period. Video Caption: Howard: It fall and the water rush, run come down here off the ______. And when it fall over there, that ______ over there, it run down into that tank. So this is number one tank and that is number two tank over there. So them seh them gonna refurbish it like the side dem where you see look bad. Them gonna dig it off and concrete it back up. And over there them waan build the ______ a little big bigger that more water can available to catch in there. That might be six hundred… six million gallon will hold in there, but nuh have no idea of it still. But them seh them gonna work on it more better that might be it can hold such an amount. It is very good to have it here and have it a go remodel up and ting like that. Cause is nuff year, round 25 year and noting happen to it til 2012 something going to happen to it — nice and good, dat fi gwan continually. Might be for the rest of my life if that really can happen <b>…</b>
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Vincent White talking about the water scarcity and the drought afflicting the community area as well as about the origins of the project and the expectations of the benefits brought by the project. Lititz, St. Elizabet Parish, Jamaica. March 15, 2012. These farmers are currently the beneficiaries of a UNDP supported project: The Small-Scale Irrigation System supported by Rainwater Harvesting project. Activities to be undertaken include clearing of site, restoration of the catchment tank to prevent leakages, erection of a small-scale drip system, training of a total of 30 farmers through seminars and on-farm demonstration activities throughout the project period. Read More:www.jm.undp.org Video Credit: Laura Raccio/UNDP Jamaica
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Howard Simpson talking about the water scarcity and the drought afflicting the community area as well as about the expectations of the benefits brought by the project. Lititz, St. Elizabet Parish, Jamaica. March 15, 2012. These farmers are currently the beneficiaries of a UNDP supported project: The Small-Scale Irrigation System supported by Rainwater Harvesting project. Activities to be undertaken include clearing of site, restoration of the catchment tank to prevent leakages, erection of a small-scale drip system, training of a total of 30 farmers through seminars and on-farm demonstration activities throughout the project period. Video Caption: Howard: Yeah my name is Howard Simpson, and this project that them doing is very important to all the people in the community. Cause a lot of time we have the plants and it a run out of water just because of water. While this is going on this is very important fi all of us who living here. And even who nuh live here you know seh dem inherit water same way. Laura: And it is important for what? For helping irrigating the crops? How it is important? How it is impacting your life and the life of the community? Howard: Yeah it is very good because without the water a lot of time the crop dem just went down — we nuh get nothing out of it. So you know seh so long as we have the water everything is nice. We can have a nice crop, nice everything and the community can be more better than how it was before. Cause we have a lot of dry <b>…</b>
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In 2010, the Portland Professionals Chapter of Engineers Without Borders designed and constructed a photovoltaic solar energy system and the second phase of a rainwater harvesting system at Orkeeswa Secondary School in Tanzania. The mission of Engineers Without Borders-USA (EWB-USA) is to support community-driven development programs worldwide by collaborating with local partners to design and implement sustainable engineering projects, while creating transformative experiences and responsible leaders. Our core values are integrity, service, collaboration, ingenuity, leadership, and safety. The Portland Chapter of EWB-USA is a group of professionals committed to volunteering in support of the EWB-USA mission and vision. Our volunteers include architects, engineers, public health professionals, medical professionals, media specialists, teachers and more.
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In 2010, the Portland Professionals Chapter of Engineers Without Borders designed and constructed a photovoltaic solar energy system and the second phase of a rainwater harvesting system at Orkeeswa Secondary School in Tanzania. The mission of Engineers Without Borders-USA (EWB-USA) is to support community-driven development programs worldwide by collaborating with local partners to design and implement sustainable engineering projects, while creating transformative experiences and responsible leaders. Our core values are integrity, service, collaboration, ingenuity, leadership, and safety. The Portland Chapter of EWB-USA is a group of professionals committed to volunteering in support of the EWB-USA mission and vision. Our volunteers include architects, engineers, public health professionals, medical professionals, media specialists, teachers and more.
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