Comments on: Brilliant Water Recycling in The Netherlands http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/04/08/brilliant-water-recycling-in-the-netherlands/ News & commentary on sustainability, activism, urban planning, politics, and our world. Wed, 23 May 2012 06:36:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: 16 Unusual International Perspectives on Water : EcoWorldly http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/04/08/brilliant-water-recycling-in-the-netherlands/comment-page-1/#comment-55269 16 Unusual International Perspectives on Water : EcoWorldly Tue, 23 Sep 2008 03:45:33 +0000 http://ecoworldly.com/2008/04/08/brilliant-water-recycling-in-the-netherlands/#comment-55269 [...] 12. The Netherlands see water as a creative way to use their subway systems. Subway stations around Amsterdam act as water catchment devices as well as transportation centers. [...] [...] 12. The Netherlands see water as a creative way to use their subway systems. Subway stations around Amsterdam act as water catchment devices as well as transportation centers. [...]

]]> By: Jeff http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/04/08/brilliant-water-recycling-in-the-netherlands/comment-page-1/#comment-55268 Jeff Fri, 23 May 2008 15:18:13 +0000 http://ecoworldly.com/2008/04/08/brilliant-water-recycling-in-the-netherlands/#comment-55268 An excellent concept, problems arise in trying to keep the water clean and not green. Filtration would help but that adds maintenance The mention about pumping is somwhat valid as it does require a small amount of power assuming that the pressure won't drive the water up and out. A small solar collector could handle that issue. What happens during dry spells? No water no wash. That would certainly bring further environmental awareness. I applaud the thought and the commitment to small moves that when added up, have a large impact. An excellent concept, problems arise in trying to keep the water clean and not green. Filtration would help but that adds maintenance The mention about pumping is somwhat valid as it does require a small amount of power assuming that the pressure won’t drive the water up and out. A small solar collector could handle that issue. What happens during dry spells? No water no wash. That would certainly bring further environmental awareness. I applaud the thought and the commitment to small moves that when added up, have a large impact.

]]> By: Elyse http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/04/08/brilliant-water-recycling-in-the-netherlands/comment-page-1/#comment-55267 Elyse Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:01:12 +0000 http://ecoworldly.com/2008/04/08/brilliant-water-recycling-in-the-netherlands/#comment-55267 I wonder how the water is pumped to the surface. It would make a lot more sense for it to be hand-pumped because it would save some energy, but that's just a thought. =) I wonder how the water is pumped to the surface. It would make a lot more sense for it to be hand-pumped because it would save some energy, but that’s just a thought. =)

]]> By: nadine sellers http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/04/08/brilliant-water-recycling-in-the-netherlands/comment-page-1/#comment-55264 nadine sellers Wed, 09 Apr 2008 02:20:02 +0000 http://ecoworldly.com/2008/04/08/brilliant-water-recycling-in-the-netherlands/#comment-55264 everywhere i have been, water pours unrestrained into the streets and out to the great sewers yonder, while human flush their remains with treated water. they wash their cars, their dogs and the driveway with gallons of potable chemically enhanced liquid, mmm! meanwhile i collect rain water in buckets and treat my garden and chickens to purity. ahh! if water was as expensive in the US as it is in France?.. everywhere i have been, water pours unrestrained into the streets and out to the great sewers yonder, while human flush their remains with treated water.
they wash their cars, their dogs and the driveway with gallons of potable chemically enhanced liquid, mmm!

meanwhile i collect rain water in buckets and treat my garden and chickens to purity. ahh!

if water was as expensive in the US as it is in France?..

]]> By: Gavin Hudson http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/04/08/brilliant-water-recycling-in-the-netherlands/comment-page-1/#comment-55265 Gavin Hudson Wed, 09 Apr 2008 01:15:07 +0000 http://ecoworldly.com/2008/04/08/brilliant-water-recycling-in-the-netherlands/#comment-55265 That's great that it's so widespread where you are Luke. I wish this type of simple yet very intelligent architectural planning were more common everywhere! That’s great that it’s so widespread where you are Luke. I wish this type of simple yet very intelligent architectural planning were more common everywhere!

]]> By: luke http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/04/08/brilliant-water-recycling-in-the-netherlands/comment-page-1/#comment-55266 luke Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:46:25 +0000 http://ecoworldly.com/2008/04/08/brilliant-water-recycling-in-the-netherlands/#comment-55266 It's not that brilliant to be honest, isn't that essentially what we all do? They just have a more optimized version. My university does this for most of the buildings on campus and has done it for years. The reason more people don't do it is because you need the right type of structure. The filtration system required for areas that have a lot of trees and other things that may just drop stuff into the water isn't cheap. Nevertheless, using rain water for toilets and other purposes makes sense, but you're also taking that water away from the land around you. It may not be much, but if every roof in New York City did this, some plants would inevitably die. It’s not that brilliant to be honest, isn’t that essentially what we all do? They just have a more optimized version. My university does this for most of the buildings on campus and has done it for years. The reason more people don’t do it is because you need the right type of structure. The filtration system required for areas that have a lot of trees and other things that may just drop stuff into the water isn’t cheap. Nevertheless, using rain water for toilets and other purposes makes sense, but you’re also taking that water away from the land around you. It may not be much, but if every roof in New York City did this, some plants would inevitably die.

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