We're living on grid at the very front of our families 52 acres of woodlands in NE Texas and planning on moving my family of 4 into the middle of woods, off grid, into a dome home cluster. (Story for some other time) I'm a 28 year old mom of 2 (4 and 1 yrs old) but.... I'm brainstorming! Because as we all know, Water is the beginning of any permie design and i just need some more experienced help!!
I feel pretty certain we can locate a spring uphill of where we plan on building our home! Is it feasible to integrate my power and drinking water systems? I was thinking if we could use a ram pump to pump water downhill maybe a 20' drop across 200' or 15' across 150' over a micro hydro system and into our water collection tanks for useable drinking water?
I eventually want to set up a high pond and low pond and have the perfect land for it but.... that's alot more work, time and money before we can move, and honestly, we don't have any extra reserve of any of that!!! I can surely then make hydro work! I'm trying to cut the least amount of trees possible to have shade from this fearsome Texas Sun besides, I want to work with the land and live alongside its creatures not destroy it!
We also have a creek, but it's very low and our neighbors are clearing there land and I just can't be sure what they might do and I want to set a system that will last and serve my family well... we're planning on this build being our forever home!
Any help would be much appreciated! Thanks!!
