Comments on: Developing potential for rainwater harvesting in the Caribbean

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Wed, 30 Nov 2011 18:16:41 +0000

[...] Developing potential for rainwater harvesting in the Caribbean … Caribbean countries should be harvesting more rainwater: Rainwater harvesting is an option that has been adopted in many areas of the world where conventional water-supply systems have failed to meet people's needs. Source: http://www.greenantilles.com [...]

By: Millard Wright

Millard Wright — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 20:02:38 +0000

I am currently putting into place a rainwater harvesting system in Jamaica consisting of 75,000 gals cistern, reverse osmosis filtration & ultraviolet purification system with (2) active and (1) backup pumps. The first 5 minutes of rainfall goes into a “wash” pipe. This is my only domestic water source.

By: roger allewaert

roger allewaert — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:10:30 +0000

By law, on all islands off the Antilles, especially the ones that Colombus branded as inutiles, because there were no rivers,
every new construction should have an adequate cistern, and a pump for rainwater supply in the houses or appartments. It is in the law on the french side ( Saint-Martin), yet I see a major construction projet for individual homes, 60 in total, not one cistern. All these homes have private mini-pool or jacuzzi, and all that water will have to be produced by reverse osmosis, while yesterday alone, there was enough rain to fill 10 centimeter in each pool for practically free.Humankind is more and more STUPID.