Tag Archives | White River municipal water

Wash your Hair with Rainwater!

By on June 23, 2010 in rainwater harvesting, water and health

Solve your hard-water hair problems with rainwater. People have been washing their hair with rainwater for years. Some claim it has mystical benefits, that your hair will be shinier, more manageable or that the water is cleaner because it comes from the sky. There is a grain of truth to all this. Rainwater is soft […]

Read full story • Comments { 0 }

Why Harvest the Rain?

By on May 25, 2010 in rainwater harvesting

Rain water harvesting is simply collecting, storing and purifying the naturally soft and pure rainfall that falls upon your roof. Rainwater may be utilized for both potable and non-potable requirements such as drinking, cooking, bathing (potable quality), swimming pool replenishment, toilet flushing laundry (reduces detergent & bleach), landscape irrigation and livestock & animals. Rainwater harvesting […]

Read full story • Comments { 10 }

Is Bottled Water Bad for the Environment?

By on April 21, 2010 in bottled water

While the contents themselves are not especially harmful, the process of producing bottled water is not doing the environment any favors. Many health-conscious consumers strongly believe bottled water is preferable to ordinary tap water, and the bottled water industry’s profits run in the billions of dollars (USD) annually. Even if the bottling and shipping aspects […]

Read full story • Comments { 9 }