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wWEK FOOIHILLSAND mms
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bul mailed by m and sheer llaws cl wiler) "Dim
ealensive plains, men bruwsed lo near errelnelilrn can
be regeneraled or seeded by simple :iulbswales.
pnlanlfly rnade by naelor and lrlr blade, or a mall
grader Espeelally where a lew salibus bluebasb,
mass, or sllrubs remain, line Slmply drivzs a greal
tilde anrund mun sasb'ng mm 014' la malls a ”cinch
and bank“hnd1cape(figme um Such erreles (an be
30-100 in aeruss
ms laser has aueeeeeled Ill m—esliblishlng your range.
as seeds, leal lnulell, dry lnanure and walerail galllmn
ille dildl Where nu analllel planls exlsl, seed and
lemllser ean fin! be bnaadr-asl Io awail wind and rain
A series al rusll ebnjalned elreler lalaliy prevlnls
mar-alt and iraps seed and ausl
Equally well, graded canlours will back up and
absorb waler lbr a relalrvely greal dislanee. l llave
worked an plauls WIfll lalls bl in m/km, anal lrere a 30
an ebnlbur wall will lurid waler up lur a lew kilo-
melminheavynin.5«d unbesewnasreranasllle
ground is lirrn. ar pelleled seed spmd belbrelland,
A seal. larger llaan lirese shaflnw swalls is a I72 in
bank |h|vwll up by RpealLd lick—ass, used by l'. A
Yeoman; m gmidesen lrlgure um These buk up
waier lar rmlL-s, smally ll me banks are sued la mn
lrbln hill lo lull In a pass belween |0W ranges The
wfler an be lell lu will in, br spilled under illdhgalo
nrnlrul "no yei smaller walled fields la grnw a map of
sunllbwel, nullel, buns. ur shnndenn (mp Trees and
shrubs will ollen esialrllslr well an lliese blinds. Suel.
syslerns surl hlrly penneable sods, bul (an develflp as
sail lialr in areas where clay soils and salty surlaee
waler is used. Cmps an besawn assuell lakes UV pools
dry up, in stquznleu iollowmg the reeedirlg walers
11.6
HARVESTING OF WATER
[N ARID LANDS
Waier Is llle ablnlnanl lllelne lur designers .n arid
lanasapes, nle quannly bl iresli waler Us: lbarr 700
ppm salll is me linal arbller bi sueeesslul selllerneni
ind slu .nable agneullure To ublarn lresll waler, we
lnusl lnlereepl ll belare il washes sali lrurn snils, nuxes
leh sleeper saline gmundwakn. ar runs all ml areas
arnl spells
1a open lllls seelian, l have rllusen lb slarl will.
TANKS and prbeenl lb brbadseale leennlques on
speeilre landforms arul lnr spmll: slopes lleganllng
waler ralelunenl, our airns can be snrnrnarirell as
lailows:
- 1a slot! [Vail walnr lulzocking anudnnkrng:
. 7n eliven sleel flow and wane waler lb gardens;
. To irirulrale waler rnla sails, and m prpduee planl
grnwlll an lllal sue, and
- Ta give ralnwaler run-all nrrre la sunk mm llle
lanaseape wllm we live.
m5 cowsenvmon or RAINWATER
Here, we have No baslt smlegln lb apply lire illllng
m lanllr, nslerns, or sealed wells lo like house mu!
waler, and lire pmvlsmn al very large publir sealed anal
malea resevairs lo hold waier run—all Imnl pahhc
hulldings, paved areas, and malls. Many dryluul
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