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Wastewater Treatment: Don't Forget the Paperwork

The process of developing, designing, and constructing an on-site wastewater system involves a considerable amount of paperwork. Fortunately, your wastewater design firm will help you with that aspect throughout the process and may even be willing to...

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The Pocket Gopher

The Pocket GopherArticle by Matt OliverCopyright © 2003 by ProGardenBizProGardenBiz, an online magazinehttp://www.progardenbiz.comPocket gophers (Tomomys spp.), so named for their fur linedcheek pouches located outside the mouth on each side of ...

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What Are Phase 2 Environmental Assessments And Baseline Environmental Assessments?

A Phase 2 environmental site assessment (ESA) is usually conducted in order to first investigate and then quantify the absence or presence of any suspected contamination that is associated with RECS that have been identified during a Phase i ESA. Th...

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Use Rain Power and Solar Power Together!

The rainwater harvesting industry is constantly looking for different ways of making rainwater harvesting more economical and practical. Rainwater harvesting means you can use between 30% and 50% less on mains water consumption, and since we are all ...

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5 Ways to Conserve Water

Water is a scarce resource, and it’s essential for our daily survival. Although 70% of the earth’s surface is covered with water, only 2.5% of it is freshwater, and only 1% is accessible. With the population growth, climate change, and the increa...

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Finnish Cottage Tradition

Finnish Cottage TraditionThe origin of the log structure is uncertain. It is probable that it began in northern Europe sometime in the Bronze Age (c. 3,500 B.C.). By the time Europeans began to settle in America, there was a long tradition of using l...

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Preservation And Renewing

Consider this, says Steve Mongan, creator of Mongan Energy - electricity consumption has grown steadily at 2 per cent a year over the last 20 years - in 2001 it was higher than in any other year over the last thirty years. Overall consumption in the...

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Alternative Cheaper, Green Paving Using Polymer

Will polymer replace asphalt? The asphalt on our roads is perceived by many like the gas in our tanks. We simply consider it indispensable. The truth is that asphalt can be replaced, as the booming Concrete Paving industry has proven to us already. ...

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Groundwater Remediation Basics Explained

Groundwater in one of those things we generally don't think too much about until an emergency arises, yet it's something that affects us every day. According the the U.K. Groundwater Forum, about one-third of all residents in England and Wa...

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BP's Fatal Design Errors

Early in May, BP had built a Cofferdam intended to contain the oil spill. The device was lowered on top of the leaking oil pipes on May 8. After a short period of operation, it froze up. BP decided to remove it. A few days later another device, the ...

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