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To: bagwajohn who wrote (182263)12/9/2009 12:08:35 AM
From: Wharf Rat  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 362350
 
We used to plug the drain of the shower/tub and used shower water for either plants or toilet flushing.
I once read about a Japanese system which routed sink grey water into the toilet tank. That was pretty cool. Probably not worth capturing rainwater when you had 3" for the year.

Ah, but I may as well try and catch the fog.
youtube.com

CAPE VERDE: Can fog solve water shortages?


SANTIAGO, 9 January 2009 (IRIN) - When the rainy season ends in Cape Verde hundreds of families tap into another source of water: fog. Farmers track fog as their ancestors followed rain clouds, monitoring 15 double-sided nets that rise into the mountains
irinnews.org