Overview
Keep your lawn and garden lush without wasting resources by capturing and recycling the greywater that drains from your sink, shower, and washing machine. This accessible and detailed guide walks you through each step of planning for and installing a variety of greywater systems, including laundry-to-landscape and branched drain gravity-fed systems. After identifying greywater sources in your home and estimating flow rate, you ll learn to pinpoint where to redirect the wastewater for the greatest benefit. No matter which system you decide to build, you'll have the information to construct it yourself or move forward with confidence to hire a professional.
Full Product Details
Author: Laura Allen
Publisher: Workman Publishing
Imprint: Storey Publishing LLC
Dimensions:
Width: 17.80cm
, Height: 1.60cm
, Length: 22.80cm
Weight: 0.480kg
ISBN: 9781612128399
ISBN 10: 1612128394
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 04 April 2017
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
Simple, affordable projects and strategies to conserve water<i> and </i>reuse it for household food gardens, groundwater recharge, and soil regeneration. These solutions are a win for the household and for the environment. Gemma Bulos, director of Global Women s WaterInitiative Practical guidance for conserving and efficiently using our precious water. This comprehensive book explores every detail of how to capture and reuse greywater to create lush landscapes. Paula Kehoe, director of water resources at the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
Simple, affordable projects and strategies to conserve water and reuse it for household food gardens, groundwater recharge, and soil regeneration. These solutions are a win for the household and for the environment. -- Gemma Bulos, director of Global Women's Water Initiative Practical guidance for conserving and efficiently using our precious water. This comprehensive book explores every detail of how to capture and reuse greywater to create lush landscapes. -- Paula Kehoe, director of water resources at the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
Author Information
Laura Allen is the author of The Water-Wise Home and cofounder of Greywater Action, a collaborative of educators who teach residents and tradespeople about affordable and simple household water systems that dramatically reduce water use and foster sustainable cultures of water. She leads classes and workshops, including the first training program for professional greywater installers, and participates in writing state government greywater and composting toilet codes. She lives in Eugene, Oregon.
