Water Harvesting, Water Recycling

One of the projects that has been on our back burner is a total sustainable water solution. Harvesting rain water, filtering it, storing it, and using it efficiently is the first part. The second part is what to do with it once it's used. By switching out the flush toilets to composting toilets, we have eliminated blackwater, which leaves us with graywater, a recyclable resource. We will be using the gray water for irrigation until we can get our biological filtration system up and running. This summer this project is being moved to the front burner, and we will document our progress.

Resources:

The New Create an Oasis With Greywater: Choosing, Building and Using Greywater Systms - Includes Branched Drains (Paperback)

Builder's Greywater Guide: Installation of Greywater Systems in New Construction & Remodeling; A Supplement to the Book "Create an Oasis With Greywater"

Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands (Vol. 1): Guiding Principles to Welcome Rain into Your Life And Landscape


Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands (Vol. 2): Water-harvesting Earthworks

Ecomachine - Biological Filtration, Ocean Arks International.