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Publication Review

Title: Using Graywater in Your Home Landscape
Author: State of California, 1995
File: Free Guide, PDF 1.17 MB, 45 pages
Audience: Written for homeowners.

Review
A guide to recycling graywater or untreated household waste water. Developed for California, but relevant to all interested in this topic. Please check with your local government, some jurisdictions do not allow graywater recycling.

Issues covered include:

• why use graywater
• the seven steps
• the permit process
• prepare a plan
• design the graywater system
• submit plans for review
• install the system
• system inspection and approval
• using, monitoring and maintaining the system
• appendix, graywater standards, checklist, detergent list, historical evamotranspiration values
  

Graphics include:

• graywater recycling system diagrams
• single tank system, gravity and pump diagrams
• multi tank system diagram
• underground system diagram
• irrigation system layout diagram