Philip Kilworth

Creating a Water Savings Plan for the Household

Creating a waters savings plan for the household is an important component of any plan to live in a way that creates the smallest carbon footprint. But in Australia, it serves another purpose, which is to reduce water consumption in a country beleaguered ... Read >

Avoiding the Summer Drought

Everyone knows that drought is defined as low rainfall. Right? Unfortunately that is a very simplified understanding of drought that many people embrace. Drought is a much more complex condition that is impacted by the behaviours of nature and humans. ... Read >

Increasing Property Value with a Hidden Tank

As a homeowner, did you know you can use 1,000 litres of water per hour using a garden sprinkler? As a farmer, did you realize that maintaining cattle requires 45 to 90 litres of way per day? For comparison, consider the fact that a household will need ... Read >

How to Determine Current Water Usage

Understanding the conditions of the world's water supplies is important if you want to be a good world citizen. But the fact is Australians need to look at their own country and realize there is a water shortage right in their backyard. Unfortunately, the... Read >

Why Customising A Water Tank is Important

When you decide to install an underground water storage tank, it does not take long to discover that customized tanks offer the best value for the money. There are plenty of pre-made tanks on the market, but you are limited to choices in the existing size... Read >

Commercial Application of Hidden Tank Rainwater Collection Systems

The conservation of water in Australia is not limited to homeowners. Though controlling water use in the house is an important focus, it is also only part of the picture. Commercial operations also use plenty of water, and there are many opportunities for... Read >

Protecting Your Lawn and Garden Investment

Protecting your lawn and garden investment is important for many reasons. If you are like most homeowners, you have put a lot of time and money into the area surrounding your home. In fact, creating a nice landscaped yard can get quite expensive by the ti... Read >

Investing in Long Term Water Conservation

Investing in long term water conservation has become a duty and not an option. Water restrictions have become the norm as the Australian population continues to grow and drought conditions persist. Unfortunately, Australians have one of the highest water ... Read >

Using a Hidden Tank System for Irrigation

When you live in Australia, you cannot help but become aware of the need to conserve water. Australia is the driest continent on the face of the earth that is also inhabited. The drought continues to create grim conditions for many farmers and is making i... Read >

Typical Water Waste When Watering the Lawn and Gardens

Have you ever really stopped to think about how much water you can waste when watering your lawn or gardens? Many people simply turn on a sprinkler, leave it running a while, and then shut the water off when they see the water creating a little stream dow... Read >

Deciding to Invest in a Hidden Tank

In Australia, water conservation has become a critical issue. The climate is normally dry due to climatic conditions, but the situation has been worsened by two factors. First, the population growth has increased water needs. Second, there is a persistent... Read >

Why Recycling Water is Ecologically Important

People today are "going green". When they go green, they are doing whatever they can to be good citizens and do their part for the environment. They are concerned with protecting natural resources. Around the world there are honest efforts going on to ... Read >

Why a Hidden Tank is Ideal for the Australian Climate

There are plenty of reasons why a hidden tank is ideal for the Australian climate. Australia is a land of extremes and that goes for the weather also. Known as the dry continent, the climate is often marked by drought with occasional periods of heavy ra... Read >

Increasing the Value of Property by Adding a Hidden Tank

Many people are increasing the value of their property by adding a hidden tank for rainwater collection. In Australia, long periods of dry weather is the norm. But there are also plenty of weather extremes including drought. The underground water tank ... Read >

How to Decide Where to Locate Tank on Property

An underground water tank enables a homeowner to conserve water while also meeting lawn and garden watering needs. The tank is custom built right on the property which means delivery problems are non-existent. There are no bulky tanks which must be lift... Read >