Rain water use
We are not connected to the city's water supply grid. Instead, we collect rainwater, which is cleaned by a slow sand filter. We can store up to 10,000 L., mostly for cleaning and irrigation. We have to carry drinking water with us to the location. As a guest, you can greatly help us by bringing your own drinking water!
Rain and climate change
Our rainwater collection and filtration system addresses the challenge of water scarcity exacerbated by climate change. Changing weather patterns and extended droughts make local water saving and recycling essential.
Climate change means bad news for the water situation, especially in polders like the ones in Amsterdam. We have dryer summers, causing trouble for vegetation and lower groundwater tables, causing saltier groundwater, decomposing peat, sinking land, and more risk of flooding. In other seasons, there is more and heavier rainfall, causing over-demanded sewers and flooding.
Climate change means bad news for the water situation, especially in polders like the ones in Amsterdam. We have dryer summers, causing trouble for vegetation and lower groundwater tables, causing saltier groundwater, decomposing peat, sinking land, and more risk of flooding. In other seasons, there is more and heavier rainfall, causing over-demanded sewers and flooding.
SDG
Our on-site closed cycle wastewater treatment contributes to SDG 6.3 (Wastewater treatment and save reuse).
Our on-site closed cycle wastewater treatment contributes to SDG 6.3 (Wastewater treatment and save reuse).
Amsterdam Rain Proof policy
So, there is a big multidisciplinary problem. The Municipality of Amsterdam leads in setting up a multisectoral approach (”Amsterdam Rainproof”). The objectives are protecting trees and preventing low groundwater tables but also preventing high groundwater tables and flooding and preventing the need to invest in larger drainage and sewage systems. One of the main strategies is to ask and force investors and builders to make water buffers on roofs or in the ground. They recently introduced an obligation for a storage buffer capacity of a 60 mm rain event.
Besides this, they do pilot projects for green roofs and organize public awareness campaigns with small-scale projects that citizens can implement in their gardens (decoupling rain pipes, fewer tiles, etc.)
ttps://www.rainproof.nl/sites/default/files/thesis_ellis_dupker_11026278.pdf
So, there is a big multidisciplinary problem. The Municipality of Amsterdam leads in setting up a multisectoral approach (”Amsterdam Rainproof”). The objectives are protecting trees and preventing low groundwater tables but also preventing high groundwater tables and flooding and preventing the need to invest in larger drainage and sewage systems. One of the main strategies is to ask and force investors and builders to make water buffers on roofs or in the ground. They recently introduced an obligation for a storage buffer capacity of a 60 mm rain event.
Besides this, they do pilot projects for green roofs and organize public awareness campaigns with small-scale projects that citizens can implement in their gardens (decoupling rain pipes, fewer tiles, etc.)
ttps://www.rainproof.nl/sites/default/files/thesis_ellis_dupker_11026278.pdf
Community Action: Conserving and reusing water is pivotal for every individual and household. Here are some actions to consider:
- Rainwater Harvesting Systems: Installing rainwater harvesting systems to collect and reuse rainwater for non-potable purposes, reducing the strain on local water sources.
- Water-Efficient Fixtures: Replace traditional fixtures with water-efficient ones, such as low-flow faucets and toilets, to minimize water consumption.
- Mindful Water Usage: Develop water-saving habits, such as fixing leaks promptly, turning off faucets while not in use, and only running washing machines and dishwashers with full loads; reuse vegetable-washing water.
- Educate Others: Share water conservation practices with friends, family, and community members to contribute to sustainable water management collectively.
Through these simple yet impactful actions, each individual can play a role in conserving water resources, alleviating the pressures of water scarcity, and addressing the challenges posed by climate change.
- Rainwater Harvesting Systems: Installing rainwater harvesting systems to collect and reuse rainwater for non-potable purposes, reducing the strain on local water sources.
- Water-Efficient Fixtures: Replace traditional fixtures with water-efficient ones, such as low-flow faucets and toilets, to minimize water consumption.
- Mindful Water Usage: Develop water-saving habits, such as fixing leaks promptly, turning off faucets while not in use, and only running washing machines and dishwashers with full loads; reuse vegetable-washing water.
- Educate Others: Share water conservation practices with friends, family, and community members to contribute to sustainable water management collectively.
Through these simple yet impactful actions, each individual can play a role in conserving water resources, alleviating the pressures of water scarcity, and addressing the challenges posed by climate change.
Quiz: What do we do with all that water?
Do you know how much water we use on average in Amsterdam and for what?
We use more than half of our water for showering and for the toilet. This is what people use water for:
Do you know how much water we use on average in Amsterdam and for what?
We use more than half of our water for showering and for the toilet. This is what people use water for:
- Shower (60 litres per day)
- Toilet (29 litres per day)
- Washing machine (17 litres per day)
- Wash hands (9 litres per day)
- Sink (9 litres per day)
- Bathing (5 litres per day)
- Washing up (by hand) (4 litres per day)
- Consumption (3 litres per day)
- Cleaning (inside) (2 litres per day)
- Water plants (indoor) (1 litre per day)
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