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This invention relates to the field of lawn sprinkler systems more specifically to systems for minimizing the unnecessary use of irrigation water and collecting and recycling water distributed by sprinkler systems.
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Posted by Marc Boyajian under Green Energy
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Background of the InventionIn many areas automatic lawn sprinkler systems are used to water lawns and gardens. These systems use enormous amounts of potable water, a sizable portion of which is not absorbed and used efficiently by plants that the systems water, but rather ends up as runoff. This runoff exits lawns and flower beds through drainage piping and systems that divert the runoff into streets, sewers and eventually oceans, rivers and streams. As water for irrigating and drinking becomes increasingly scarce, systems to conserve and recycle irrigation water become increasingly desirable. It is estimated that 83 trillion gallons of water are used for irrigation each year in the United States alone. If even 3%-5% of this amount could be collected and recycled, the savings would be significant. The present invention addresses this problem. Various water collection systems have been developed by inventors. |
It is an objective of the present invention to provide a system for collecting runoff from lawn and garden sprinkler systems that include in ground drainage piping. It is a further objective to provide a system that is integrated with a water supply system insure that sufficient water is available for redistribution to lawns and gardens. It is a still further objective of the invention to provide a conservation system that measures relative moisture at delivery sites and only provides watering when the moisture content of the soil reaches a predefined level. It is another objective to provide a system that senses a pressure drop in an irrigation line and closes off water flow to that line. Finally, it is an objective of the present invention to provide a system for collecting runoff from lawn and garden sprinkler systems that can be economically manufactured, installed and operated and that is durable and simple to use. While some of the objectives of the present invention are disclosed in the prior art, none of the inventions found include all of the requirements identified. More Details: http://www.savonwater.com/waterconservationsystem.html 344,000,000 Gallons of Water Saved In One Week of RainHow much water could we have saved during a rainy week? If only 1% of over the 86 million households in the US (not counting shopping strips, malls, and commercial and office buildings) had installed the “Sprinkler Runoff Conservation System”. 86,000,000x1%=860,000 units A system holding an average of 100 gallon storage tank We would be able to collect 860,000 x100= 86,000,000 gallons of rain-water and store it It would automatically shut off watering due to its programs of humidity and rainy weather control shut off system. (If we were to water the lawn twice a week at an average of 150 gallons of water per usage) 2x 150=300 gallons of saved- water due to auto shutoff per unit during the rainy week. 300 x 86,000= 258,000,000 gallons of saved water DUE TO NOT WATERING Plus the 86,000,000 gallons collected IN THE STORAGE TANK FROM RAIN RUNOFF 86,000,000 + 258,000,000= 344,000,000 gallons of water SAVED AND COLLECTED in one week of rain with 1 % of households installing the system At an average 12,000 gallons per swimming pool; the system would fill up 28,666 swimming pools in one week of rain. 344,000,000 / 12000 = 28,666.67 swimming pools
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