Greywater, green landscape : how to install simple water-saving irrigation systems in your yard /

Allen, Laura, 1976-

Greywater, green landscape : how to install simple water-saving irrigation systems in your yard / Grey water, green landscape Laura Allen. - 191 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 184-186) and index.

Pt. 1. Planning your home greywater system -- Greywater systems 101 -- Greywater sources and plumbing -- Estimate your greywater flows -- Soils and mulch basins -- Plants and irrigation -- Choosing a greywater system -- Codes and regulations -- Pt. 2. Building your home greywater system -- Install a laundry-to-landscape (L2L) system -- Install a branched drain gravity-flow system -- Pumped and manufactured greywater systems -- Other types of greywater systems.

Save thousands of gallons of water annually and have a beautiful yard no matter the weather by capturing and reusing water from sinks, showers, and washing machines. This empowering and easy-to-use manual offers practical, long-term strategies for water management, with easy, do-it-yourself instructions and step-by-step photography to guide you through construction and installing a variety of systems throughout your house and garden.--COVER.

1612128394 (paperback) 9781612128399 (paperback)

1416508 QBI

2016051368


Graywater (Domestic wastewater)
Water reuse.
Lawns--Irrigation.
Residential water consumption.
Water consumption.

TD429 / .A4234 2017

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