upip2gether
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Not your usual info request
Hi!
Does anyone know the names of mayors of towns and villages south of Ensenada in an area roughly bounded by: Maneadero, Santo Tomas, San Vicente going
south, then east to Ejido Jamau and following Hwy 3 north to Ojos Negros, and closing the loop from there back to Maneadero.
Not sure if every place has a mayor, so any related info as to who to contact (civic organization, local paper, police chief, prominent local citizen,
drug dealer (kidding)), and how best to do it would be great.
So why do I need this info? Well, the area from Ensenada south about 50 miles and east about 30 miles has a lot of fog but not much rain in the
summer. It is possible to collect water from fog, and that is what it?s about, supplementing the supply of water. To do this I need to find the right
spots to set up the water collection equipment, and get permission from the land owner.
And if any of you who live around that area want to get involved in this, that would be great. Contact me directly at reston1976@yahoo.com.
Thanks in advance for any info you may have ...Fred
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Al G
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I know nothing that will help you, but I am interested and if you would explain the process I am sure many would be interested.
? land area = quantity of water recovery
? Equipment investment? and what materials?
? density of coastal fog needed
Is this experiential or known process?
Don't expect you to give secrets just create interest.
Albert G
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thebajarunner
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Good response, Al,
I have already sent Fred a private email of inquiry, and I too am very interested.
JR (remember him?) got me involved with a small orphanage out in the dusty farm land West of Maneadero. They have to haul in water, they tell me that
they are precluded from drilling a well, apparently the farmers want to preserve the ground water for crops.... and not for kids.
Oh well, if something like this worked it would be a miracle for those folks.
And, Baja Vida and I will be there this weekend to talk to them about it.
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Al G
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| Quote: | Originally posted by thebajarunner
Good response, Al,
I have already sent Fred a private email of inquiry, and I too am very interested.
JR (remember him?) got me involved with a small orphanage out in the dusty farm land West of Maneadero. They have to haul in water, they tell me that
they are precluded from drilling a well, apparently the farmers want to preserve the ground water for crops.... and not for kids.
Oh well, if something like this worked it would be a miracle for those folks.
And, Baja Vida and I will be there this weekend to talk to them about it. |
Now I am more interested Bajarunner.
Please let us know what you discover.
Yes I remember Jr and the great things he did for the people.
I am sure they miss him greatly.
Maybe the Nomads can take up some of the slack?
[Edited on 6-29-2006 by Al G]
Albert G
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bajabound2005
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we don't have that much fog here...we are just West of Maneadero. But we'd be happy to help in any way; let us know!
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wilderone
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These water catchers have already been installed in a few places in Baja several years ago on an experimental basis. What they are, are a wicking
fabric, stretched like a goal post or a billboard, which absorbs water from the fog. The "overflow" (once the fabric is saturated) is directed to a
catch basin of some type, where it's available to those who need it.
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bajajudy
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Welcome to the Nomads
What an interesting concept and if it could help this orphanage, how wonderful.
Please let us know if you come up with anything.
BTW
Do we have to P together be friends?  
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Riom
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There's another technique (smooth bumps on a nonstick surface) which is supposed to be more efficient, at least for prototypes:
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2001/11/1101_desertb...
But maybe too high-tech (expensive) for a large-scale collector.
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Al G
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This would depend on efficiency and maybe more importantly, durability.
Albert G
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