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Great video on swale plumes (water harvesting technique) | (Read 299 times) |
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MJ Solaro
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February 26, 2008, 10:04:45 AM |
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFeylOa_S4c&eurl=http://www.blog.thesietch.org/2008/02/04/harvisting-water-the-permaculture-way/
This is a very cool, short video about Swale Plumes, a great, permaculture-espoused way to harvest water.
In theory, the way it works is very simple. You dig a ditch on the side of a hill, and pile dirt under it to create a berm. As you get water run-off down the hill, it gets trapped by the swale and berm and gets absorbed horizontally to irrigate downhill plants.
Is anybody using this technique, or a similar one, actively? Or is water harvesting not a problem in the drippy Pac NW?
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paul wheaton
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western WA
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February 26, 2008, 11:05:18 AM |
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Swales and or terraces are great stuff.
I have some concerns about when there is an abundance of water whether there are problems that are introduced. 
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