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he buili ol «mere, “5mg a eenlral yeriical
fling lorrn in whieh iii pour the euncrnir It is casy
slough io ieale up or dawn linrn rhese 5|ng when
eadsiubug Vank or swalc capaeriy needed lor dwellings,

Even ln very low reinlallsol incm iir so, large had or
m run.ciil surlace will supply all me drinking waier
dial we have hnks m slaie li in berause ol the cosis 0'
building (isms, we can selddi-n amid rd siiiie all ihe
rairi ii is possible lo eaich,

fluids are ramrriaiily sealed and albums? crim-
peiued by lsalhc, and in deseri downpouiscalleei large
eapansea o1 waher ln emu areas, we can seal hull slnpfi
lbw: ““155 wrih mncreie, wan biiumen, or plush
and nu the m: as a “mi", llul inc cheapesi ml is iu
leraie near a bare rud- slub m praniie, rir a narursl
sealed eap on hlllb, aruuud whieh we run a gullex
umk<u| or cemenredl iu sroraee usierns or iaislss.

Tanks lversus damsl ran siaiud on or above hie seil
ware, and are hilly sealed and usually ruoled, Large
mild haiea iuul which is “sell a oarchrnenl rd |hzlank
Seinenmes a link 15 excavaled and sealed wilh a laugh
plaselc or mbber membrane. sites are usually ehusen
above houses iar serilemenis, and an accessury windmill
in louihill senleinenls lnr a mlmrrpowlnd pumpl is
used In lih elean gruundwrler horn wells |u ranlis in
any period of higher demand 0h very llai plains, ihe
ranks are raised on a siand, and IM wiridrriill lilis bu ihe
ianlr so. house and slack waNr—a yery reliable and
MAllyrused sysiem even in town» some figures (a in
aid to flung: planmny lorarld areas is shown in Table
m.

urge garages, lanaries. rerieaiidn halls, and shops
provide ample robl area lar eaiehmenl in mesl
ruriununiiiss, and are so used in arid areas The links
ihemselves can be canhrshahewd, parily or lully
buried eaveied wirh Vines or ihey can sraud iu shaded
couriyards. siied uphrll lmm houses, Inge rround
mule can [mm ihe loundarions ulbairis or gangs, and
lhe spare beiweeri such ranks r ceel sloie lar mot and
huii erup lriaure 11.29).

All ihe rnure wander, iherelore, lhal up“! haul in
Auslralial ranlis are a rare eyeni ln selileriieni, and
elean nmwalzr is lei run to wasie

There is seldom Enough slumse losall mlr mof waler
bi mile, so we an lhm run ihe overflow rd swales in
she garden siieh swales can be simple ehaniieisy or lin
deep nods) lung plasnc-lirwd and sandehlled swales,
lrdni which we ran pump weier, and on or beside
which we ean gmw plains This surplus garden waier
can be Ingmlnkd by shower waier [mm lhe house.
Near swil: (or real drip are nude rrein mckfihmglr
fllkd Mlkrws or channels wuh vemcal couerere eds-s,
buriiiisedled below iealliiw lrihliiaii-ion (Film am»

There are some inyihr sumundmg ihe slung! cf
waber in lanky

1. h is sugnani wales (unmie; ii lashes hush luryeals
and rernairu elear and clean).

a, It breeds mesquiios lnol rrue ol rowed lnnkr,
mosqullos can be ieially excluded, ln open iaisks.
mun-uh"; nah eanbesioekedl

 

a ll cuniarns dusi, 2k lrnin irie ruul lrnae, bul ihis
seuks as ii blnluglta] sedimeni and keeps ihe waier
elearl

Geneiaiions dl healihy Amtrallans have been reared
on iankwaier luiysell included». and haye escaped
cholera, bladder cancer (from asbesles pipesl. hearr
auntks born acid ruler, and ihe lbs addmvls now
used in reoculared waler. cu a (ink and snrvxvc' Tanle
cnn be brielelined, domed, and rendered in sandy soils,
bum bl -siacli sack" (plashc iubes iil 1:9 cemenl-sund.
prirked and soaked in waier) ln plastlrr ned hides,
burli ol’ eemenr plasier an a wire-nerlin; base,
ereayaied in rock, or puurcd ol eoncrele in mobile sreel
larms rm sllc or ai she lamry They are also made 0! lor
lined w’ h) ,alyanised sleel. fibreglass, plas‘ic, or
plasiie resins.

his berielicial I0 place lirnesione, dblonuie, or uiarble
glib/cl ler "loll-l9: shells: in a bag in any rank ru nilset
aridiry, To fix merallir sahs, and lo “havdzn‘ ihe waier,
as ii is hnlfluer l0 dnnk dlkdhne or neuiral waier (less
heari aliaelis, less melal ihe l, The lining ul
links in arid areas should be mlzxml la rrery building.
Al ihe lush every heme an dnnk iis awn ranli wiirr,
and ai mesi a large house ml will guw a home sandal
and orehaid on wasrewsrer and oyerhow,

   

WATER HARVEHNG 0N OPEN srrEs FOR TANKS
on C|STERN5

Wheuvu good rlays are lound, we can make earih
nnksln «he ground The mulls areihar

. Tanls should be deep and narrriw,

. They shauld rniereepia run<illareai and

- They should ideally be roofed iii preveni eyapars
anon,

By mihlunng a sysbern cl cisberns, links, and swales,
any deseri seulemenl lwherever lven‘e rainlall
“(reds an cm: can creaie lor iisell a reserve or soil and
ml water! ml is, rii eliecl, an basis. The prupdnion a!
wmer supplied to swrlrs by loeal rand-i and [mm
more widespread iuiempiar banks hlrvzslms irie
overland new el iunmmdmg areos iberelore changes
as raiulall decreases; more exrensive harvesir or
landscape runou musi be made anee rainlall deelines
belaw 30 cm, and inusl be direned io village swales ni
suppon hrs: rrees

bolh lor dnrnesiic and llvcslock use, a varieiy a!
delibeiaiely sealed or eurnpaned mum" surleea have
been eunsirueied in Ausrralia and elsewhere. Sorne al
ihese are ai gmund level, and range lrorn
bitumen—walled and tensed areas he roadod ialchmeni
nl aw in 1%; by la in wide rounded and 5::de sur-
lace aide slopes are an a ratio al lizn, dralns at
l loo-mm. The anhnn besiabilised by gum, a ligir
eeuieni mix, or simply well<ompi¢led rlay soils.
Fi‘un ml,

Otherspproicries are live Shea meul mating areas a:
up lo we square rnerres, ai ground level. (Rdmg la
llxmm I ianls Slaw eureied wflh mud meial cm be
sleeper ihan Thus: on earih ll can, at euurse, be

 

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