The streets were flooded with rainwater, and we saw no signs of the sky clearing up. From LearnThat.org.
First, go up yourself or send the gardener, and check the roof drains and gutters to assure that the rainwater is able to flow freely and quickly off the roof. From Wordnik.com. [The Sky Is Falling] Reference
I think that not being able to ‘harvest’ rainwater is a minus. From Wordnik.com. [PREFAB FRIDAY: Loblolly House | Inhabitat] Reference
A member of the U.S. military reflected in rainwater in a detainee recreation area in Camp One. From Wordnik.com. [Inside Guantánamo] Reference
Water is withdrawn but is generally replaced or recharged when rainwater from the surface percolates downward. From Wordnik.com. [Bill Chameides: Where Has All The Water Gone?] Reference
Since the island has no natural underground source of freshwater, rainwater is collected for drinking and irrigation. From Wordnik.com. [Did you know? A plastic island is constructed in Mexico] Reference
The barrier will retain rainwater (after hurricanes) from an area of several hundred square kilometers and also prevent the incursion of sea water. From Wordnik.com. [Lloyd Mexico Economic Report March 2004] Reference
What Holstrom does is called rainwater harvesting. From Wordnik.com. [Organic Consumers Association News Headlines] Reference
Cisterns near the roof capture rainwater, which is used to wash hands and tools. From Wordnik.com. [Chesapeake Bay Foundation spent extra to make its headquarters eco-friendly] Reference
” Schaefer begins with, “This is the ocean,/blue and vast,/that holds the rainwater from the past.”. From Wordnik.com. [Good Nonfiction for Preschoolers Interested in Nature « One-Minute Book Reviews] Reference
A simple way to do this is by using large tanks to collect rainwater, which is later supplied to fields during dry periods. From Wordnik.com. [The New Hydrological Temples of Modern India] Reference
It also features solar panels, a biomass boiler and water efficiency devices such as rainwater harvesting. From Wordnik.com. [Lighthouse by Potton: First Net-Zero Carbon Self-Built Home] Reference
Using alternative methods such as rainwater collection, solar cooking and composting toilets one can survive without a big income. From Wordnik.com. [Discussion of Mexicans owning homes] Reference
It has trained hundreds of rural women in conservation strategies such as rainwater harvesting and solar cooking. From Wordnik.com. [Integral Options Cafe] Reference
Of this size, it is being planned to use the latest technologies such as rainwater collection and solar photovoltaics. From Wordnik.com. [Solar Energy Cogeneration Solution from SolarWall | Inhabitat] Reference
"If 'rainwater' is getting through now, what's it going to be like when the river rises from the snow melt in the spring?". From Wordnik.com. [New Orleans Saints Central] Reference
The foundation funds water projects such as rainwater harvesting, bore holes and hand pumps through its Peer Water Exchange. From Wordnik.com. [ENS] Reference
The West needs to consider other supply options such as rainwater, use of treated wastewater and desalination plants, Gleick said. From Wordnik.com. [Newsvine - Get Smarter Here] Reference
Many people use the rainwater in the trash-filled ravine. From Wordnik.com. [Mark Schuller: Falling through the cracks or unstable foundations?] Reference
Buckets left outside can collect rainwater and are a hazard. From Wordnik.com. [Keep kids safe around water year-round] Reference
Just past the edge of the grounds flowed a creek, swollen with rainwater. From Wordnik.com. [The Wind in the Woods] Reference
She saw Kyo's eyes twitch as the rainwater washed away some of the weak dye. From Wordnik.com. [Arcana Magi - c.18: Me?] Reference
Fresh the fish smell was like rainwater rather than the odor of an old tuna can. From Wordnik.com. [Lalla, Chuckachucka] Reference
Henry looked up as the first drops started to fall, rainwater splashed his skull. From Wordnik.com. [Where's the show?] Reference
I felt nauseated as I spotted the puddles of blood-stained rainwater in the street. From Wordnik.com. [Shellshocked] Reference
The best systems kept out debris while keeping in rainwater during our simulated storms. From Wordnik.com. [New Ratings: Gutter guards, leaf blowers and air purifiers] Reference
We install rainwater catchments and use the water to irrigate the yard and also flush the toilets. From Wordnik.com. [10 Questions for . . . Don Ferrier, Green Builder] Reference
If you have one, empty your kiddie pool when it's not in use, and cover your rainwater-collection barrel (s). From Wordnik.com. [Tip of the Day: How to deal with a severe mosquito season] Reference
When it rains, it makes a room of water, with rain on three sides (the rainwater is collected at ground level). From Wordnik.com. [16 Ideas for the Planet] Reference
I encourage my patient's creative and energetic unburdenings, collecting the fallout like a tarp collects rainwater. From Wordnik.com. [Glass Handcuffs] Reference
Ifyou have a choice between saved rainwater and grey water, use the latter on ornamentals and fruit trees, the former on veg. From Wordnik.com. [Stumped? Grey water and a (very) local bee colony] Reference
According to Kress, maintaining non-native plants requires 10,000 gallons of water per year per lawn, over and above rainwater. From Wordnik.com. [Wonkbook: Geithner gives Fannie and Freddie clues; major health care regs announced; future Fed action unlikely] Reference
He proposes renewable energy sources, rainwater tanks, better shade (for Greece) and more efficient insulation (for Scandinavia). From Wordnik.com. [AT HOME ON EARTH] Reference
Your little one is used to playing in the pool, and if she sees it filled with water — even rainwater — you are inviting trouble. From Wordnik.com. [Baby & child weekender: Kiddie pool safety] Reference
The high winds of a hurricane often blow that same salty water off the top of the ocean into the air, mixing it with the fresh rainwater. From Wordnik.com. [Ask Tip Sheet] Reference
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