The Runoff Dilemma: Paved and Sealed: November 2006 Archives

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Innovation Studio 2006 - RISD - Fall 2006
Along Route 117 we will examine ways of finding site, locating need, and suggesting alternative ways to use and appreciate water. On the route south from Providence’s core to the intersection of Route 2, we will examine site densities, planning, the relationship to nature, and infrastructural solutions along its course. Students will propose nodal or systemic approaches to the issues facing these communities and sites. Each project’s scope will range from municipal infrastructure to material innovation. The emphasis will be on the reconciliation of development with ecological sustainability. LOG IN

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November 29, 2006

Stormwater restoration in Australia

I came across this today, Salisbury, Australia, a suburb of Adelaide is using wetlands and injection wells to manage and retain its stormwater
http://cweb.salisbury.sa.gov.au/manifest/servlet/binaries?img=274&stypen=html

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November 17, 2006

Cleaning Arsenic from Water

South Asia has been having a major crisis with arsenic contamination in the drinking water pumped from the ground. This is a relatively inexpensive new technology where the water is cleaned using nano particles of good old rust.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/south_asia/6136970.stm

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November 10, 2006

Ram Pumps

Image Credit: Ackermann, Rudolph "Ackermann's Repository" 1817

For my project, I found this pretty great low-maintenance water pumping system that has been around since 1772. It's called a ram pump and some of the sections of it might help everyone think about how water works at that scale, at least diagrammatically.

Ram Pump Basics
Alternative Livestock Watering Systems

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