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July 2, 2009 at 11:48 am
This site has a very informative “Common Greywater Mistakes” section. http://www.oasisdesign.net/greywater/misinfo/index.htm I was surprised to find that nearly all of the “mistakes” he described I’d seen recommended in various magazines and online. Several of the ideas I had floating around in my head I realized were fairly unviable after reading that section. The biggest advantage I could see was to be able to use greywater for irrigating our front yard, which I hope to have all in landscaping. At the same time, I want to have that all in xeriscaping, so hopefully the need for water of any sort – grey or not – would be limited. So it seems that good water-conservation practices (low-flow showerheads, dual-flush toilets, drip/soaker irrigation, xeriscaping) coupled with rain barrels for the time we *do* get rain, would be the wise thing for now. I’m still interested in greywater in general, but it doesn’t seem viable for the planning I’m doing, which is a xeriscaped front yard coupled with fruit trees, lawn, and raised garden beds in the backyard. Greywater would work for the fruit trees but I assume they’ll get watered with the lawn irrigation. Hmm.
July 31, 2009 at 2:29 pm
In response to the last post, using greywater to water plants is fine, just as long as the plants don’t produce edible fruit or vegetables. Because greywater does contain bacteria (and whatever else is put down the shower or sink) it’s just a better idea to use greywater for plants and trees that do not produce anything you are planning on eating. If you get a chance, come join our greywater recycling community at http://www.waterharvestonline.com It would be great to have you plugged in and i’m sure people would be really interested in your xerioscaping (it doesn’t utilize a water harvesting system but it is still conserving, and that’s what we’re all about!