California Food Garden Irrigated with Greywater
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Petaluma home is first in the county (Sonoma) with a permitted system that uses old wash water for irrigation.
By COREY YOUNG
ARGUS-COURIER STAFF
May 8, 2008
When it goes online, the system should funnel 36,000 gallons of water a year into the back yard, Heckman said. The average four-person household in Petaluma uses more than 100,000 gallons of potable water a year, so the savings from a greywater system can be significant, he said.
Once cleaned, the water will be distributed to three locations in Heckman’s back yard, where the roots of berry bushes, shade trees and other plants will soak up it up. Heckman is growing pomegranates, blackberries, raspberries, edible flowers and more as part of a more sustainable lifestyle. “Tens of thousands of gallons of water, instead of going away, is being used to grow your food and shade your house,” Heckman said.
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One day this will be legal in BC… for the moment such systems are outlawed under the Health Act and Building Codes. With recent provincial announcements on water conservation, this type of common sense water reuse will become much more normal!
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