Listen to the podcast of Elizabeth Dougherty, director of Wholly H2O, talking about one of her favorite subjects on KPFA radio – creating a second use for graywater in the garden. This is a information-packed half an hour show, with Laura Allen of Graywater Action and Tony Poeck of Indra Designs as […]
Here is the newest version of the Title 24, Part 5, Chapter 16 – Residential and Commercial Graywater Systems. If you are interested in participating in the process (and please do!), you may send comments before April 29th. Comments on this pending version of the Rainwater Code should be addressed to: Contacts: […]
One of the issues in larger building complexes, particularly those that may not have extended gardens to beneift from graywater nutrients, is what to do with all the collected graywater. As we know, graywater can not be stored for over 24 hours without it turning the corner into becoming blackwater. That means, […]
Here is the long delayed update on the State of California’s residential and commercial graywater code. The new code is to become California State Plumbing Code Chapter 16, being rewritten to to replace the 2009 Chapter 16, Part A code. This code is being developed by the State of California’s Department of […]
Dear Water Users (and Reusers): Please consider taking IMMEDIATE ACTION by speaking up about the current proposed graywater and rainwater plumbing code update. The succinct letter below is from Laura Allen, Director of Greywater Action. Wholly H2o, co-members with Greywater Action in the CA Greywater Alliance, wholeheartedly supports the actions suggested. The […]
There is a new greywater resource available from the San Francisco Public Utility Commission! The San Francisco Graywater Design Manual is available to be downloaded here. In it are step-by-step instructions for building a laundry to landscape system and general info on other systems, irrigation with greywater, sample operation and maintenance manuals, […]
Be part of this pioneering study! The Urban Farmer Store is helping the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) conduct a pilot study of laundry-to-landscape graywater systems in San Francisco. We are looking for residents of a single-family home or a two-unit residential building to join our small pilot program. Approved participants […]
Greywater Action is looking for sites to install laundry to landscape systems in the upcoming months. They’re doing trainings with Laney College’s Green Jobs Program and need a few sites in the East Bay that are accessible to public transit. If you think your site might be a good fit, you can […]
It’s enlivening to see cities taking the important and unavoidable step of approving graywater for indoor use, such as flushing toilets. Good going, San Marcos, TX. We’re hoping to follow your footsteps in California soon. Thanks to Brock Dolman of the OAEC Water Institute for passing this along. San Marcos, TX City […]
Understanding where any specific water reuse practice, such as graywater, fits into a sustainable participation in the natural hydrologic system could not be more important. Seasoned water reuse professional and permaculturist Nik Bertulis will make sure you get from Dams to Greywater in this upcoming class. Register today! Dams to Greywater: A […]
