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mm: in Ausnalla have publllr oslenls These ale
nus luv dumL-snc ur agriulllural wales, dtpelvdmg nn
aleqnahly ol null-01f
The sheapesl wales flanges lul ln-es ale ln penne
nun eanh swales lol any shapel alnngslde lhe wads,
wild: one asuenlially lalge eolnpaeled mlkdmn aleas.
as male ls a deadrlcvel hollnw bum un comm”
(alluwush lhe base need nul be level) whlch male
upmry pools, Swans ale sipped, glavelled, sanded,
as pianled al lhe ease in assist sapld wales innlnanun
they nlusl he large enough in lake all an or nor-lg:
ova-flaw, pavelnenl mum". and iddxhonil haeveslsd
Id dlvened ovelland Nate! nnw hum lhe enylnnls
all-sill. lhe sehlelnenl llseil, ln shun, lhey may mxd a
npacny ul Zofll or village lunedll whleh lhen
ifilmla loally as soll wales slunge In H in down ln
use sash,
Village Hunns loam, CA. USA) is hilly sealed, and
gnws lls llees on wales sn harvesled, planled in or
hslde lhe swalss mlnselues Alxu a lew lalns, alnpie
null wales lsayallaple lul nee glvwlh. ln Menen swales
asenad along nuln load seednns
Apart lmm lhe gleally n-ducrd eosl nl eliminadng
mmwiler dl-llna, gnuels, and kelblng. swales Wlll
pvw lhe my llees needed to shade lhe pavelnenls,
mnyalds, and park)“; or nlalhex asoas lhal lhey
me Swales also pmrlde din ipml lo lalse mad—beds,
sand rus mnslnldlun, and lopsdll, loam, .lnd day [or
pldens l
Thele ele lwa appnsaehes lo lhe problem 9! wi|er
ennselvallnn in homes and hulldlngs, lhe hlsl la
lennlas leanne ol llle ln and—ale. lnwnsl ls lo allow a
sine- nousehnld rallml nl wales pH pelsun. This ls
aaneved Ivy using lhe simple snalegy uf llulng nual
valves in all hnnlo mo! lanks lol llned dimension), and
pumymg lheln in“ only uneea week.
The mid ls lo snielly Inner use—a lnlxe generally
um YMKS FORMlNG FOUNDAHUNS
lluhlll win ell llll «alga anal slimy lanln (mm mm almlml an
Emmy Ill». In hm ml umrm
aeoeplahle appluaeh-and pul n slldlng lnenesse an]:
on elm: use. Wasle lhen eusls mush mole lhan enn-
sel-vauon Meanwnlle, inside and outside lhe house, lhe
mnfi walelean hesaved by:
. us 5 lhe leasl posalhle ln gasdens, espmally hy
planllng shmbhefla lnslead oi lawns, and uslng
whurlate lllckle lmgallnn, nulkh and shade Th
(in save ibcul 5m lolal walesnse.
. Snvlng wi|er by less use, ”peclifly ml lolleh
llnshlng. ll handrbaim and lalsnd-lloos shown. wztrr
ls led to a law-head, Ierlmh elsleln lwuh ovzlflnw
hy—pasi), lhen aim dllhe wrung 50% at walemels
saved irnllhel, balhwitrr dlvemd lo a Pwak trough
lol elolhes, and laundry wilt! lo lhe garden lnakes
gnod use at (hls wasle wales W-Ierrsaving shower
heads and limzr laps slup us dmmlng ln lhe shower
and save "—20% ol walls: so used.
Whenever kllchen sink wales ls used, l loo can be
dlvelled in lhe garden and used ploduemely. Every
lalnlly ml should null lls own dlinklng wales ln
lanls nl hnnl mono-same l {EM—12,000 gallons),
drpending nn ralnlly sin and regularin nl general
supply
in a lew senslule name in Ausmlla,all molaleas ale
run by publl: pipeways ln large flange lanln, and all
mad rnnaall m «swells lo he used in. pulshe gandens
mhsl semelnenes run all load wilrr to Walt: when
neesend hull mp ale yinynng
Mud! slnlplel bu! sllll dune hygllmr syslenls use
“rope and pulley shuwels, basins {at hands and
laundry lollen under a leanelul and mnhibsel lullels,
I have spenl mm! nl nly llle using such sysienls in bush
calnps nnd ln pin—walhnuses. They walk well and save
a geal deal ol wales, usually a friction oi lhal any“
nn muf aseas and sluled ln luause lanle.
only i emol rim pnsdnses was I in a male! mo
squale nlelles, L71 mama l/ha ol ullzd nun—u“.
nomesns tank; ale huill n Abel“ zlwoo I (ha manual
[m slnall seldemelnsl, Ally lnnlliple nl lhese unis an
/ “Ax
HEHHHIM
SWALES Fan Roar haw.
small unnrlmnfl flnmlflln snalss mm. a sham Solelll
saunas lnl we llsllls
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