A Corpus Christi man is taking water independence into his own hands — literally pulling it from the air — as the city faces Stage 3 drought restrictions.
Brent Lanphier uses an atmospheric water generator to supply his entire household with water for drinking, cooking, washing dishes and watering his yard. The system draws in warm, humid coastal air, extracts moisture from it, runs it through filtration and UV purification, then pumps the water into a storage tank and directly into his home.
The machine produces approximately 250 gallons of water per day and stores up to 3,000 gallons.
Corpus Christi man goes off-grid for water amid drought
“It’s hooked up to the house, and that’s what we’re getting right now. That’s what we’re drinking and cooking with,” Lanphier said…