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Graywater Residential. Multi-Residential and Commercial CA State Plumbing Code 2013 Update
(Special thanks to the staff of BSC, particularly Enrique Rodriguez, for their assistance in providing this information.) Dear Water Users: In response to many queries, here is an update on the State of California 2013 Plumbing code, applicable to residential, multi-residential and commercial use of rainwater and graywater. As promised by July […]
Count Your Watersheds, Count them one by one!
Thinking about water management on the watershed scale is increasing populary. Really, how else would we think about water management? We are finally remembering to mimcik natural hydrology as much as possible to forster our most beneficial interaction with our ecosystems.Rather than fighting the flow, we are slowly returning to going with it. Humans are […]
Wholly H2O Takes the Oakland Art Murmur by Storm with FREE Rain Cisterns
Can you answer the question: “Where does my water come from?” Here we are in California, a state where we have lived in drought conditions 35 out of the last 100 years (that’s 35%) of the time. And yet, we are not in the habit of managing our water sources and water […]
Mokelumne River on Draft at the Oakland Art Murmur this Friday!
The Oakland Art Murmur is the happening place to be on the first Friday of every month. This month, even more so, as Wholly H2O and the Oakland Rain Barrel Program will be offering Mokelumne River Water on Tap. When you’re ready for a cool, quenching drink, stop by the corner of […]
Designing a Daylighted Stream into Green Building
Where is the water running through your own watershed? For many of us living in urban areas of California, that question is not only hard to answer, but not even a question that ever crosses our minds. In many urban zones, the local potable water supply (used for both potable and nonpotable […]
Wholly H2O, “The Role of Water Conservation and Reuse in Watershed Management at Northbay Watershed Asscoaition Board of Director’s Meeting
“The Role of Water Conservation and Reuse in Watershed Management”, presented by Elizabeth Dougherty, PhD at the Northbay Watershed Association Board Meeting. The North Bay Watershed Association is a group of 16 regional and local public agencies located throughout Marin, Sonoma, and Napa Counties. The NBWA has been created to bring together […]