#waterconservation — Public Fediverse posts

This Simple Backyard Upgrade Could Cut Your Water Bill All Summer Long https://www.allforgardening.com/1855980/this-simple-backyard-upgrade-could-cut-your-water-bill-all-summer-long/ #EmilyScott #garden #GardenTools #gardening #RainBarrels #WaterBills #WaterConservation #WaterSource

How Often Should You Wet Down Your #Compost Heap?

Compost needs more than rotting kitchen scraps to work well. It needs water, air, and a well-balanced ratio of organic matter. Wet down your compost heap as often as necessary to ensure it’s moist, aerated, and warm throughout the seasons.

by Jerad Bryant and Sarah Jay
Last updated: July 11, 2025

"Without water, compost will turn dry, brittle, and crumbly. It won’t contain tons of microbes and worms; it’ll be half of what it can be with regular watering. So, the question remains: how often should you wet down your compost heap?"

Learn more:
https://www.epicgardening.com/wet-compost-heap/

#SolarPunkSunday #ClimateChangeGardening #Gardening #Compost #Composting #Greywater #WaterConservation #WaterIsLife #SoilIsLife

Why #Composting Is Essential During #Drought Conditions (includes tips on using #Graywater)

"Drought conditions change the fundamental dynamics of the composting process, creating unique challenges that require specific adaptations to maintain effective decomposition.

"During drought conditions, your compost pile will break down much slower than usual. The microorganisms and bacteria responsible for decomposition require moisture to function properly—with moisture levels below 40%, their activity dramatically decreases. This means kitchen scraps and yard waste that might decompose in 3-4 months could now take 6-8 months to fully break down. Without adequate moisture, fungi and bacteria simply can’t process organic materials efficiently.

"Maintaining adequate moisture becomes your biggest challenge during drought. Traditional composting guidance recommends a moisture content of 50-60%—about as damp as a wrung-out sponge. During drought, evaporation happens rapidly, with exposed compost piles losing 30-40% more moisture than normal. Your pile can quickly become too dry, entering a dormant state where beneficial microbes go inactive. This not only halts decomposition but also makes it harder to rehydrate the pile once conditions improve."

Learn more:
https://www.farmstandapp.com/19920/composting-during-drought-conditions/

#SolarPunkSunday #ClimateChangeGardening #Gardening #Compost #Composting #Greywater #WaterConservation #WaterIsLife #SoilIsLife

India’s ‘Lake Man’ Relies on Ancient Methods to Ease a Water Crisis
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https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/22/world/asia/bengaluru-india-lake-reclamation.html <-- shared media article
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“Anand Malligavad turned to centuries-old knowledge to reclaim dozens of lakes in the high-tech capital of Bengaluru. Now, he is in demand across India, one of the world’s most water-stressed nations…"
#water #hydrology #watersupply #waterquality #restoration #watersecurity #India #Chola #Bengaluru #lakeman #AnandMalligavad #silt #sludge #pollution #plastic #waterconservation #runoff #infiltration #lakes #groundwater #humanwaste #sewerage #rainfall #agriculture #fertiliser #waterstress #waterindustry

UK River Pollution Monitoring Is 50 Years Out Of Date
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https://www.newscientist.com/article/2376520-uk-river-pollution-monitoring-is-50-years-out-of-date-say-researchers/ <-- shared technical article #1
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https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25734311-000-the-state-of-britains-rivers-slurry-silage-and-sewage/ <-- shared technical article #2
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“In Englands green & pleasant Land” ~ William Blake
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[The UK has a real problem with pollution from sewerage especially; (i) part of this is at the source(s), where it has been well documented that better regulations - and enforcement of those - and better processing systems are needed; (iii) another, as per this article, is making the investment in updating the systems to get a much better spatiotemporal / modeled sense of when it might be an issue…]
#GIS #spatial #mapping #water #waterquality #sewerage #pollution #water #hydrology #waterquality #watermanagement #waterconservation #regulations #monitoring #UK #unitedkingdom #britain #england #environmental #environment #impacts #conservation #wildlife #ecosystems #impacts #quality #river #stream #data #realtimemonitoring #realtime

Heavy #storm winds have knocked down trees in #California weakened by years of #drought. Meanwhile, intensely dry conditions have forced #water restrictions in #Texas, triggered burn bans in #Florida, and damaged winter wheat in the #GreatPlains.

Learn more about these and other ongoing impacts of drought with the Drought Impact Reporter at https://go.unl.edu/dirdash.

#DroughtMonitoring #DroughtImpacts #FLwx #TXw #CAwx #agriculture #WaterConservation

While most of the country has improved in recent weeks, large swaths of #Texas are still suffering from #drought, with #water shortages in the Hill Country, wheat #crop failure in West Texas, and cattle sales in the Panhandle.

Learn more with the Drought Impact Reporter: go.unl.edu/dirdash

#watershortage #waterconservation #agriculture #cattle #livestock #ag #DroughtImpacts #TXwx

Wild weather in January helped improve #drought conditions in much of the U.S. but lingering dryness continues to affect #agriculture and the #ColoradoRiver and #MissouriRiver basins.

Read all about it in our January #climate and #DroughtImpacts summaries: drought.unl.edu/Publications/MonthlySummary.aspx

#water #WaterConservation #weather #WaterShortage