11 Jan
2022
11 Jan
'22
2:30 p.m.
Hi everyone:
I was trying to track something down to make sure that it really exists! Some years ago I
was at a public building of some sort (I think it was a nature interpretive centre) and
their waste water system was treated on-site and then released into a cattail-bordered
pond that had been "built" to accept the discharge. I am sure that it was in
Atlantic Canada..... I originally thought it was at Cape Jourimain, but that does not
seem to be the case.....
Has anyone else come across this, or something similar?
Pat
Patrick Kelly
159 Town Road
Falmouth NS B0P 1L0
Canada
(902) 472-2322
11 Jan
11 Jan
5:40 p.m.
HI Pat,
You may be thinking of one of two Solar Aquatics installations, one in
Beaverbank, one in Bear River. I'm attaching my report (from 1996) on a
field trip to Beaverbank. The concept must have been ahead of its time,
apparently not supported by government and allowed to wither away. Too bad.
I visited both and was very enthusiastic about the idea, as were the
communities served by the systems.
Doug Linzey
On Tue, Jan 11, 2022 at 2:30 PM Patrick Kelly <Patrick.Kelly(a)dal.ca> wrote:
Hi everyone:
I was trying to track something down to make sure that it really exists!
Some years ago I was at a public building of some sort (I think it was a
nature interpretive centre) and their waste water system was treated
on-site and then released into a cattail-bordered pond that had been
"built" to accept the discharge. I am sure that it was in Atlantic
Canada..... I originally thought it was at Cape Jourimain, but that does
not seem to be the case.....
Has anyone else come across this, or something similar?
Pat
Patrick Kelly
159 Town Road
Falmouth NS B0P 1L0
Canada
(902) 472-2322
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6:24 p.m.
I remember that very well - I was very impressed, and I wonder if it was
ever adopted by other sites in the province.
They appear to be still extant in some way; there's more information
here <https://ecological-engineering.com/solaraquatics/>.
--- Peter Payzant
On 2022-01-11 5:40 PM, Doug Linzey wrote:
HI Pat,
You may be thinking of one of two Solar Aquatics installations, one in
Beaverbank, one in Bear River. I'm attaching my report (from 1996) on
a field trip to Beaverbank. The concept must have been ahead of its
time, apparently not supported by government and allowed to wither
away. Too bad. I visited both and was very enthusiastic about the
idea, as were the communities served by the systems.
Doug Linzey
12 Jan
12 Jan
1:15 a.m.
A fellow student in my time in St Andrews, Scotland, Rick Hudson, formed a company
Cresswater in UK that also uses natural processes to the same end of substantial waste
water purification. It successfully produces what he called ‘grey water’ from sewage by
filtration through special reed beds constructed for the purpose, on various scales. It
is more than a decade since I last contacted him — some details of the installations
here:
https://cresswater.co.uk/about-us/
I imagine similar artificial reed filtration systems are in use also in N. America, but
haven’t checked.
Steve
On Jan 11, 2022, at 6:24 PM, Peter Payzant
<peter@payzant.net<mailto:peter@payzant.net>> wrote:
I remember that very well - I was very impressed, and I wonder if it was ever adopted by
other sites in the province.
They appear to be still extant in some way; there's more information
here<https://ecological-engineering.com/solaraquatics/>s/>.
--- Peter Payzant
On 2022-01-11 5:40 PM, Doug Linzey wrote:
HI Pat,
You may be thinking of one of two Solar Aquatics installations, one in Beaverbank, one in
Bear River. I'm attaching my report (from 1996) on a field trip to Beaverbank. The
concept must have been ahead of its time, apparently not supported by government and
allowed to wither away. Too bad. I visited both and was very enthusiastic about the idea,
as were the communities served by the systems.
Doug Linzey
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15 Jan
15 Jan
10:51 a.m.
New subject: Tree Sparrow
The bad weather overnight brought an unusual visitor: We have an
American Tree Sparrow beneath our bird feeders today. This is the first
we have seen in several years here.
Peter Payzant
Waverley
16 Jan
16 Jan
8:24 a.m.
New subject: Tree Sparrow
We have had at least one tree sparrow in to sample our ground-broadcast bird
seed any time the snow hits. Our regulars have included whitethroats, song
sparrows, juncos (not many), starlings, and blue jays (increasing). Noy a
stunning array of species, and starlings aside, abundances haven't been
impressive.
Yesterday, during the storm, a couple of redwings arrived. They stood their
ground against the blue jays. That was nice to see!
This is all at our place on Wyman Road, South of Yarmouth.
-----Original Message-----
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Sent: January 15, 2022 10:52 AM
To: naturens(a)chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: [Naturens] Tree Sparrow
The bad weather overnight brought an unusual visitor: We have an American
Tree Sparrow beneath our bird feeders today. This is the first we have seen
in several years here.
Peter Payzant
Waverley
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