in Spain and Portugal ,which still display many examples of the conquering Moorish influence,One can find many remnants of Waterharvesting,such as aquaducts and tanks underneath the patios ,which collect the rain water from the roofs ,to be used in dryer times.

in Arabia ,on a large scale ,land has been shaped to catch and lead,rain water into sandy areas or to agricultural lands.sand is almost as good as dams because it absorbs water and holds it.

to find out more about Water harvesting I recomend:
the designers manual by Bil Mollison,which cost about 40 dollars.
and is the best all round book you can get.(tagiari publishing, tagariadmin@southcom.com.au)


some other writers that are on the internet are
david Holmgren
Larry Santoyo
Kirk Hanson

Masanobu Fukuaka has written ,
One-Straw Revolution
The Road Back to Nature
The Natural Way of Farming
Simon Henderson
and Bill Molisson.
a representitive of the concept in USA is
Dan Hemenway at YankeePerm@aol.com
barkingfrogspc@aol.com 0% 0 Votes

There being a shortage of water is a myth. The planet is like 70% water and yes most of that is the world ocean, but still, we can desalinize that water ... we have been doing it for years.

The only reason you will need to conserve water is to reduce your water bill and electric bill. 0% 0 Votes

It will be very too late to start conserving when there%26#039;s no more water to conserve. Sources are getting low while consumers are just jolting up every day. 0% 0 Votes

water treatment facilities and pumping stations use lots of electricity and oil derivatives to deliver to its destinations, so more carbon emissions. 0% 0 Votes

A human body cannot do without water for three days. 0% 0 Votes

What if it doesnt rain like here in Fl. 20% 1 Vote

Pumping the water still requires energy 0% 0 Votes

I think you%26#039;re hung up on terminology.

When you conserve a resource, you don%26#039;t waste it. You should never waste water, or gas, or electricity. If people establish good practices in their daily lives we may not need to implement emergency measures when droughts occur. But that said, business and government needs to do a better job of planning to address population growth, especially in the arid southwest. That%26#039;s because the infrastructure was often put into place decades ago, and systems need to be modified or new sources delineated to ensure that a reliable water supply is available for any given population in any given area. 0% 0 Votes

water is a verry preacous thing we are lucky to have it we must conserve it. 20% 1 Vote

First, there is only so much of it. Treatment works of course, you can drink your own urine if need be, but why not let nature do the work for you? Don%26#039;t waste it and there should be enough. Look at Arab and African countries with enormous wealth - they can%26#039;t drink oil or diamonds. Desalination is even too expensive for them. Water is a staple of life and folks are paying huge amounts for bottled water that often came out of a city tap. If nothing else, learning to conserve one element such as water can lead to conserving other things which puts less stress on the planet, reduces ozone and CO2. Water could become the wealth of the future as the world%26#039;s population grows. 0% 0 Votes

have these big companies stop polluting the water 0% 0 Votes