Reservoir shading apparatus and method

摘要

A reservoir shading structure made of multiple consumer beverage containers. The containers each have a bottle portion, and a top portion preferably with a collar. The top portion is removed, inverted, and replaced in the bottle portion to extend into the bottle portion. The top portion is hermetically sealed to the bottle portion and a cap is welded into the top portion to hermetically seal the consumer beverage container. The consumer beverage containers are UV resistant, made of NSF/ANSI Rule 61 compliant material, and may include carbon black in their construction. Multiple consumer beverage containers are placed in a uniform layer across the surface of the reservoir to form a shading structure that reduces evaporation and microbial growth.

主权项

1. A reservoir shading structure, comprising:
a liquid container having a bottle portion for holding a liquid and a top portion for decanting the liquid; the top portion having a collar: the top portion removed from the bottle portion, inverted, and replaced in the bottle portion, such that the top portion extends into the bottle portion; the top portion hermetically sealed to the bottle portion; and a cap welded into the top portion to render the liquid container permanently hermetically sealed; wherein multiple liquid containers placed in a uniform layer across a surface of the reservoir form the shading structure reducing evaporation and microbial growth therein.