Composting toilets and latrine systems are an environmentally compatible alternative to flush toilets and centralized sewage treatment centers. This article is an overview of the decisions required during the selection or design process.
Earth Water Alliance has been exploring the water shortages of the Navajo Nation. Currently, many homes on the reservation are getting by on seven gallons of water a day. Join us on this journey as we learn about their water challenges.
Steve Herbert and Dreama Brower recently visited St. Bonaventure Indian School and Mission to verify the dowsed location for a well being drilled at Smith Lake. They also visited a family with an installed cistern system for improved water storage and provided an introduction to dowsing to staff at the mission.
Watch George McGraw’s TEDxNashville talk to learn 1) what it is like to be an American without access to water 2) what we should be doing to help resolve this problem and 3) what lessons we can learn from this issue https://youtu.be/6FZJNifW4is
“Walking on Navajo Water” by Navajo Youth Media Productions is visually impactful and informative. There are approximately 200 families living on the Navajo Reservation without running water in their homes. These students have expressed their interest in finding resolutions and have documented their understanding and commitment to action. This is a very nice production. They know that Water is Sacred – Water is Life!
Steven Herbert was presented a Certificate of Appreciation at the 2016 ASD annual meeting. Steve was honored for has 18 years of unparalleled volunteer service to the Water for Humanity Fund (WFHF). Steve is now volunteering with Earth Water Alliance, a nonprofit organization that was created at the invitation of ASD when it decided to discontinue the WFHF. Earth Water Alliance looks forward to opportunities to provide clean water and sanitation to under-served populations.
