Typha latifolia, purifier par excellence
What aquatic plants do we use in the aquatic planter (the secondary treatment) of our SIRAR? Today we see Typha Latifolia or broadleaf cattail. Typha latifolia is a perennial herbaceous plant that grows in wetlands and shallow waters. It is native to North and South America, Eurasia and Africa, and has a distinctive cylindrical, sausage-shaped […]
Gifts for World WATER Day
Water comes from the sky, from the ground…or by truck. March 22nd is World WATER Day. This same week, the UN is also meeting in New York to discuss the topic, in order to accelerate the Water Agenda and be able to cover SDG6. In 2022 we have experienced the hottest summer since 1950 according […]
A #SIRAR for a Municipal Shelter
Traveling around the peninsula again… This time we traveled to Extremadura to design and build a Comprehensive Wastewater Reuse System—a #SIRAR—for a municipal shelter. The SIRAR will be able to manage wastewater for about 30 people, providing a wide variety of ecosystem services such as irrigation for productive areas, forest growth, shade (which is so […]
Online Workshop: DOMESTIC WASTEWATER
In response to requests from our cross-border audience following the #SABERES Seminar—co-created with the Sembrares team for International Permaculture Day this past May—and following the video our colleague Sergi Caballero from Mas Les Vinyes made for us , we are launching this online workshop: DESIGN AND SIZE YOUR COMPREHENSIVE WASTEWATER REUSE SYSTEM (#SIRAR) We offer: […]
A SIRAR in Vallalta
A Case Study: Wastewater Reuse in Vallalta Esther, Félix, and Biel live in a beautiful stone-and-wood house on the slopes of Montnegre. The soil is granitic sandstone, and their water supply comes from a well that isn’t very abundant. They’d been dealing with a wastewater problem for years but hadn’t been able to find a […]
Domestic Water Recycling
A single-family home can produce more than 600 liters of wastewater per day. How we manage that wastewater ultimately determines the quality of our landscapes, our soils, and the groundwater and bodies of water that supply our homes. The circular economy of water is important so that we can continue to have access to clean […]
New Comprehensive Wastewater Reuse System (SIRAR) for a Single-Family Home in the Mountains
Appropriate technology is technology that users themselves can take ownership of—technology that supports their lives.
In this case, we have developed a new Comprehensive Wastewater Reuse System (SIRAR) for a single-family home in the mountains.