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Gabriel's House Contributors Thank You All very much!

Thank You All very much! 

Thank you for your kind donations, Lisa, Sawyer and I were able to have a very successful trip down to Gabriel House Of Mexico this Christmas season. 

The children seem to be doing well, and were happy to see us once again.  I hope some of you will make the trip with us someday, it’s a life changing experience that I would love to share with you. 

This trip WE were able to provide the following: 

-100 lbs. of rice and beans

-50 lbs. of chicken

-+/- 1,000 diapers

-1 case of bananas

-1 case of oranges

-1 bag of potatoes

-20 lbs of canned tomatoes

-20 lbs of hominy

-3 gal of bleach

-case of orange juice

-3 bags of clothes

-15 children’s videos

And best of all: 80 gift bags filled with hope and love from “Santa Clause” to be opened on Christmas Morning! 

Thank you all for helping to make this possible, and for your love and continued support!  -Chris 

 

Gloucester lands $49K grant to shore up water system

Gloucester lands $49K grant to shore up water system - By Patrick Anderson

The city of Gloucester has  grant to complete a study regarding water conservation. We are wondering after the study how will it implement some of the changes. Apparently the grant is for the study.

We think once they figure it out the Girl Scout Education method would be perfect as implemented in Gallup, NM as we wrote about on the blog.

We wonder if the No More Geysers Project can be of service to this part of the country...

The No More Geysers Riser a highly effective water saving device that retrofits into an existing sprinkler system. When a sprinkler head is broken the riser will shut off the flow of water at the break maintaining the integrity of the system stopping the typical geysers and saving thousands of gallons of water. Got Geysers? don't want them call 619-437-9222.

Chris Eader visits Gabriel House of Mexico

Maneadero, Mexico- Every 6 weeks Chris Eader loads up a truck with supplies that he and his friends, neighbors and clients bring to Gabriel House of Mexico. I was over at Eader household when we were discussing the concept of blogging / social media / etc. and the idea that we want people to get to know you and the intent of the company and the people behind it.

That's when Chris said and by the way I've been doing this for years. I had a chance to this documentary that was shot because Chris introduced Gabriel House to a video producer.

Gabriel House is a home for profoundly handicapped children here is the Mission Statement from the Website it is quite inspiring...

Gabriel House is a not-for-profit Christian residential home dedicated to the total care and rehabilitation of profoundly handicapped children and children with immune deficiency disorders.

Gabriel House strives to extend hope and dignity to the children at no cost to their impoverished families.

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If your interested in helping the Gabriel House of Mexico.. You can click here to visit the website.

Recycled drinking water gives new meaning to bottoms up!...lol Not sure how I feel about drinking recycled water.

San Diego,Ca- Found this article on recycled water. Wow! I am not sure how comfortable I feel about drinking recycled water. The reality is that a  lot of the water we already buy is heavily filtered so it will probably taste pretty familiar. Comically enough it will most likely taste better than our tap water.

Recycled drinking water gives new meaning to bottoms up!-by Vicki Godal, LA Green Life Examiner
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I think that at some point knowing what we know about water conservation that this is a forgone conclusion. But before we spend all that money in a recycling plant we can save a ton of water with simple conservation and of course the No More Geysers Riser...=) www.NoMoreGeysers.com

The No More Geysers Riser a highly effective water saving device that retrofits into an existing sprinkler system. When a sprinkler head is broken the riser will shut off the flow of water at the break maintaining the integrity of the system stopping the typical geysers and saving thousands of gallons of water. Got Geysers? don't want them call 619-437-9222.

CONGRATULATIONS to the city of Milaca for winning the 2008 Outstanding Conservationist Award

 The city of Milaca was recently honored by the Mille Lacs Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) with the 2008 Outstanding Conservationist Award.

City receives conservation award - By Dawn Slad Mille Lacs County Times

The article calls attention to the use of rain gardens. Gardens that take advantage of excess water that will usually flow to a gutter now flowing to a garden.

The No More Geysers Riser a highly effective water saving device that retrofits into an existing sprinkler system. When a sprinkler head is broken the riser will shut off the flow of water at the break maintaining the integrity of the system stopping the typical geysers and saving thousands of gallons of water. Got Geysers? don't want them call 619-437-9222.

Girl Scouts Push Water Conservation...What a Great Idea!

Girl Scouts push water conservation - By By Kevin Killough Staff writer

This is such a great idea I wish we would have thought of it. Part of being a scout is being of service and this is a great program. The Girl Scouts apparently are making media appearances as well as dropping water conservation stickers in hotels, restaurants, etc.

Very Cool! GO SCOUTS

The No More Geysers Riser a highly effective water saving device that retrofits into an existing sprinkler system. When a sprinkler head is broken the riser will shut off the flow of water at the break maintaining the integrity of the system stopping the typical geysers and saving thousands of gallons of water. Got Geysers? don't want them call 619-437-9222.

Q1: How does No More Geysers (NMG) conserve water?

NMG conserves water by stopping the flow of water through broken landscape irrigation systems. Systems with NMG installed do not pour precious water down the drain every time they experience a break.

We have all seen those “geysers” that occur when a sprinkler head gets broken off. In irrigation systems with NMG installed, when a sprinkler head gets broken off or a head gets impacted so that the riser breaks, the NMG valve is engaged and the water shuts off.

Many landscape irrigation systems are set on automatic timers to turn on early in the morning or late at night. In these systems, a “geyser” may go unnoticed for days or weeks or even longer. When breaks go unnoticed, water flows freely from the system. This free flow of water may runs off of your property and into the storm drain at the end of the street. An undetected break often wastes as much as 750 gallons every time the system turns on.
In our testing, we showed that systems with NMG installed experienced a 65% savings in water over systems without NMG.

This is one of the new FAQ's on the new website at www.NoMoreGeysers.com

Red Rock Needs to Focus on Water Conservation...Can We Help?

City of Red Rock is trying to put the brakes on water useage by upping the fees on water. Without education people will just start complaining, "Why is my bill so high?" etc. etc. etc.

Round Rock considers water conservation plan

Ordinance would increase rates for biggest users, educate residents on need to conserve.

By David C. Doolittle

Doolitle's Article goes onto cover the increase in fees...

Beginning Jan. 1, all water customers will pay a base rate of $13.18 plus $2.24 for every 1,000 gallons of water used. The council in September approved the increase from $2.13 to pay off debt for expanding the city's water system, Thane said.

Under the new rates, the average customer using about 15,000 gallons a month between May and September would have a bill of about $47, Thane said.

An education, PR push is definitely needed as well as items made available like the No More Geysers Auto-Shut off Riser.

No More Geysers Featured on NBC.

San Diego,CA-The No More Geysers Riser was just featured on NBC's 7/39 in San Diego. The clip can be seen on the new website at www.NoMoreGeysers.com. In addition we will be posting this video on our other accounts and this blog shortly.

http://www.nomoregeysers.com/press.php

We appreciate your comments.

Greenversations EPA Blog Conserve Water Post gets 119 Comments and counting...

We posted a few weeks ago about the EPA BLog Greenversations which by the way is incredibly weird to spell. Just a quick update that post garnered 119 Comments thus far. Our team dropped a couple comments in there. If anyone else would like to post.

Greenversations- Comment

Some of these comments are just common sense while others are really extreme, cool, but extreme. Some excerpts from the EPA Blog Comments.

Some Common Sense Comments...

Mary Lou reply on December 1, 2008 1:24 pm:

I got in the habit along time ago of brushing my teeth while I’m in the shower. I figure since I’m standing there anyway getting wet I may as well make use of my time.

I may be at an advantage here, I live alone and have started running my dishwasher once a week instead of hand washing a few dishes everyday. My water bill has dropped an average of $5.00 a month.

ohio mattress recovery reply on December 7, 2008 6:43 pm:

In order to conserve water, I turn the shower off when I am washing with soap. I also have rain barrels on each side of the garage to collect the rainwater and use the rainwater to water my plants in the garden.

An Extreme Entry...

Tom Says:
December 2nd, 2008 at 6:00 pm

I know this is offbeat and humorous, but it saves water… Every day, I walk my dog several times in our backyard. Because our yard is relatively large and reasonably secluded, I often “do my business” there behind thick bushes while my dog is doing his. (I try to vary my locations so as not to stress the vegetation or groundwater, and we live in a moist climate.) This saves several flushes a day. Obviously, this can probably only be done by males, and certainly only by those whose yards offer privacy. But you figure: A few gallons per flush times 2-3 flushes a day times 300-plus days a year, and before you know it, as Senator Everett Dirksen said in another context, “Now, you’re talking about some real money.” I’m not a whacko or pervert or some antisocial blogger, and I am very serious about offering this suggestion.

Go Water Conservation...