Mimic Tree Roots

Problem: 

I am trying solve lack of access to clean water.

Biomimicry Idea: 

My idea is to help poor villages/cities have clean, fresh water.  By using the ocean as a source of fresh water it could end the water crisis. First, although the ocean could be miles away from the village, a transport system could be built.  Underground trenches will connect with the ocean water that lead to the villages.  The other issue is salt which is hard to filter out of water.  To rid the ocean water of its salt, a filtration system will be placed at the beginning of the transport system.  The connected  streams will be in the shape of a honey comb, connecting to each village/city. Every few miles there will be another stronger filter in the stream to catch any impurities along the way.

image                                     The honeycomb water system.

 Real life Invention:  The filter.

In this invention, the most important part is the filter. This was my idea, if there was a sort of loop that the ocean water goes in and on the other side of the loop, synthetic plasma gets put in and takes out the salt water (while the water is still traveling through the loop),and puts the salt back into the ocean. Now, we have clean fresh water traveling through the villages and saving tons of lives.

My salt water filter idea
My salt water filter idea.

Oak island solution: How the water gets transported to the villages:

Just like some animals, some plants also contain vascular tissues (xylem), which transports water and minerals up from the roots to the leaves, and phloem, which transports sugar molecules, amino acids, and hormones both up and down through the plant.  My water system will soak up the water from the ocean using the same idea as the xylem tubes in the tree that soak up water from the roots.   The xylem like tubes will  move  through the village in a honeycomb pattern and release the water with little leaf like structures that can open and shut to let the water out when needed. ( In leaves these structures are called Stomata )

xylem soaks up water from roots and the water can escape through little holes in the leaves that open and shut. When the holes open more water is pulled up the xylem tubes because there is less pressure at one end than then by the roots
Xylem soak up water from the roots. The water can escape through little holes in the leaves that open and shut. When the holes open more water is pulled up the xylem tubes because there is less pressure in the leaves than near  the roots
Research:

Places in the world that will benefit from this invention: Tijuana a mere 60 miles from San Diego and has thousands of people who are lacking basic infrastructures and potable water. Other places in the world such as 3rd world countries suffer the greatest water crisis. 3.6 million people die each year from water related diseases. Out of those deaths, 98% come from those 3rd world countries, Africa, Turkey, Syria and others to name a few.

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