tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724376948636627084.post4125162513420087546..comments2024-03-20T21:38:10.502+00:00Comments on Science matters: The quality of water is not strained enoughBobTheScientisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02038631019672961663noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724376948636627084.post-82925939341287127362014-04-19T12:58:55.091+01:002014-04-19T12:58:55.091+01:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04748293294555322958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724376948636627084.post-25915296799682706562013-11-03T09:51:25.370+00:002013-11-03T09:51:25.370+00:00BTW, our esteemed local Camino walker/talker has a...BTW, our esteemed local Camino walker/talker has a rainwater harvester for flushing his loo, can organise a fact finding mission if it would be of interest?Russiansidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07899160232382119090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724376948636627084.post-9124430982521121602013-11-03T07:39:19.434+00:002013-11-03T07:39:19.434+00:00bring it on. I was reading about the benefit of r...bring it on. I was reading about the benefit of rainwater harvesting yesterday (which was a rain barrel to my Gran's generation and till works fine once it rains obviously) only to be dismayed to hear that the powers that be have not included such systems into the new national building regulations? joined up thinking anyone?Russiansidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07899160232382119090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724376948636627084.post-51861500017704011502013-11-02T09:42:21.545+00:002013-11-02T09:42:21.545+00:00I think we have to pay for water. When we lived i...I think we have to pay for water. When we lived in a socialist paradise, we had 'free' bin-collections and 'free' water. Free bins means that nobody is tempted to dump their ordures in a culvert or pile them up in a midden at the bottom of their gardens, so we have fewer rats about the community. Water is a bit different: if you have free water you waste it. But you also reduce the amount of cholera. As the TCD water expert said "if we had free pints, most of us would be drunk most of the time". BobTheScientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02038631019672961663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724376948636627084.post-57122300836194866242013-11-01T14:49:36.059+00:002013-11-01T14:49:36.059+00:00The coverage has been patchy, some good far rangin...The coverage has been patchy, some good far ranging discussion and then some hysterics like the 10,000 geeks and no pasta etc...apparently 20 years ago "experts" were flagging the issues with Dublins Water...too much pressure on the resource, not enough capacity in the region, the need to update the pipes, stop the leaks, get extra capacity...2013 was flagged by some as D Day in terms of the issue...the current problem is an added hassle, but the issue wont go away apparently...so good news for those students! but probably not for the paying publicRussiansidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07899160232382119090noreply@blogger.com