The Daily Water Zen
Posted on July 3, 2008 | Filed Under Technology, Guest Posts, Audio-Video, Ecosan, Urban Water
Videoblogging from S.Vishwanath of the Rainwater Club, www.rainwaterclub.org
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Subject: Ecosan
Duration: 4:10 mins
G.Sridevi Ph.D student 3rd and final year at GKVK, the University of Agricultural Sciences Bangalore is researching on the pathogen load in urine, its safe handling and its application for maize, banana, radish and french beans. Supported by Arghyam- www.arghyam.org, and Krishi Vigyan Nirantara , she conducts her research. Here in her own words as she filters the urine for removal of microbial load. She is the first Ph.D. student in India working on Ecosan.
Ecosan- protocol for safe handling and application of urine
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The Daily Water Zen
Posted on June 20, 2008 | Filed Under Technology, Guest Posts, Audio-Video, Ecosan, Urban Water
Videoblogging from S.Vishwanath of the Rainwater Club, www.rainwaterclub.org
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Subject: Ecosan
Duration: 3:00 mins
Sharad from Chitra Vishwanath Architects office is off to conduct a workshop on building a pre-cast arch panel roof. The group Development Alternatives, has asked for the training. Seizing the moment he bravely volunteers to carry an Ecosan Pan with him on a Jet lite flight and if possible build an Ecosan toilet in the place near Jhansi,Madhya Pradesh.
Meet the new Eco-warrior Sharath Nayak, Architect and Sharad the Ecosan man!
Ecosan - Flying high, a technology transfer tale
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Waterless urinal
Posted on June 15, 2008 | Filed Under IWP, Ecosan, Urban Water, International Year of Sanitation
On a recent visit to the National Institute for Advanced Studies, Bangalore (http://www.nias.res.in/, site was down as of 15th June, Saturday night), we saw that the men’s bathroom had waterless urinals from Parryware. There was also a request to turn off the light when leaving the bathroom. Three cheers for NIAS for promoting sustainability in small but important ways.
Some points:
– It seems the urinals were malodorous and the people in the rooms above complained. Some air freshener type thing is being used now for this, and it is effective, we did not feel any odour in the bathroom. So more design work seems necessary. Binayak of Arghyam mentioned that the waterless urinals at UNESCO-IHE ( ) used a odour absorbing material to handle this problem.
– The urinal saves water but what would be even more cool was if the urine was used as fertilizer. One can envision large public facilities like airports and railway stations where all the urine is put to productive use !!
– The contact information at Parryware is http://www.eparryware.com and waterless@parry.murugappa.com
Can we hear more stories of waterless urinal installations and how they are working ?
-Vijay, Water Portal team
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The Daily Water Zen
Posted on June 13, 2008 | Filed Under Guest Posts, Audio-Video, Ecosan
Videoblogging from S.Vishwanath of the Rainwater Club, www.rainwaterclub.org
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Subject: Ecosan
Duration: 7:32 mins
An urban ecosan toilet at work. This one shows the complete system including urine reuse and how to compost the solids
Ecosan Part Tres
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The Daily Water Zen
Posted on June 6, 2008 | Filed Under Guest Posts, Audio-Video, Ecosan, Urban Water
Videoblogging from S.Vishwanath of the Rainwater Club, www.rainwaterclub.org
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Subject: Ecosan
Duration: 4:47 mins
Ecosan toilet in an urban area and that too on a first floor. The source separating pan ensures that urine and faeces is collected separately. The system has been designed for the Indian condition, squatters (not sitters) and washers(not wipers). A rainwater collection system collects rain from he roof into a barrel. The water for ablution purpose comes entirely from rain.
A Tippy Tap dispenses water in small doses for cleansing. The urine itself is used as a fertilizer for plants and the faeces composted for application to soil. The Ecosan system is a water conserving, resource generating and pollution preventing system, good for urban areas and rural places especially.
Ecosan Part Deux- Toilet in Bangalore
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The Daily Water Zen
Posted on May 21, 2008 | Filed Under Audio-Video, Ecosan
Videoblogging from S.Vishwanath of the Rainwater Club, www.rainwaterclub.org
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Subject:Ecosan
Duration: 1:39mins
The Tippy tap is a wonderful and fun device to dispense small amounts of water to wash hands with soap and improve hygiene. In an Ecosan toilet this water dispenser can allow washing for a small dose of 80 ml for washers. Ravi Kumar of CART-NIE,Mysore is the proponent of this device.
Tippy Tap- Water dispenser
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The Daily Water Zen
Posted on May 8, 2008 | Filed Under Technology, Audio-Video, Ecosan
Videoblogging from S.Vishwanath of the Rainwater Club, www.rainwaterclub.org
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Subject:Ecosan
Duration:2:02 mins
Bamboo is an excellent material for building. An Eco-san toilet can be built including a small place for bathing at a very low cost. Here is how it looks and functions.
Eco-san toilet with a bamboo superstructure
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The Daily Water Zen
Posted on May 7, 2008 | Filed Under Technology, Audio-Video, Ecosan
Videoblogging from S.Vishwanath of the Rainwater Club, www.rainwaterclub.org
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Subject:Ecosan
Duration: 1:39 mins
This film is about the structure and method of using of an ecosan toilet. This toilet is on the first floor of a house in Bangalore. Setup in 2003 the system is working well. The pan came from China and is now being made in Bangalore using Fibre reinforced plastic.
Ecosan in a city-Bangalore
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The Daily Water Zen
Posted on May 4, 2008 | Filed Under Guest Posts, Audio-Video, Ecosan
Videoblogging from S.Vishwanath of the Rainwater Club, www.rainwaterclub.org
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Subject: Ecosan
Duration: 1:20 mins
A woman from rural Bangladesh explains the utility of ecosan in a flood prone region. Ecosan being built on raised surface above ground is a more feasible and durable option as compared to conventional toilets with subsurface pits or septic tanks which overspills or collapses during floods. Ecosan toilets have been functioning for the last two years in this part of rural Bangladesh.
Ecosan in Bangladesh
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Mechanical septic tank cleaning
Posted on April 18, 2008 | Filed Under Technology, Guest Posts, Audio-Video, Ecosan, Urban Water
The intrepid S. Vishwanth chances across a sanitation innovation:
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These trucks with a built in pump suck out septic tanks and pit latrines for a fee of Rs 1300/- ( 33 US $). They do the job cleanly and in 15 minutes. The waste is then deposited at a sewage treatment plant or for farmers to compost and use as fertilizer. A protocol for safe handling of the manure needs to be quickly developed as well as to tell farmers how much manure to use.
Entrepreneurship and the private sector respond to a need quickly and create a better environment and a better use of resources BUT they do need research and regulatory help.
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