Greywater is water that comes from showers, sinks, and laundry before it combines with toilet water. Kitchen sink water is blackwater in California. Many people are nervous about using greywater for fear of contamination and…
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Justifying Rainwater Collection: Calculating the True Cost of Cheap Water
The other day I got a question that I get all the time. It is a good time to answer this question in a public forum, especially considering the rainy season is almost upon us….
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Observation Shows Us What Nature Intends
The rainy season is a good time for us to begin to observe what works and what doesn’t work. Your observations can begin up at the top of your watershed in the mountains…
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Water Security Now.
Sitting in a candlelit room talking about the effects and concerns of the recent power outage with friends, our immediate thoughts were for basic needs. With threats of the outage lasting 2-3 days, and several…
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Should we end the mandatory watering restrictions?
Does Mayor Sanders really think that anyone needs to water more than they have been? Does he think maybe that we should start washing our cars weekly in our driveways, or washing off our sidewalks…
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Rainwater Conversations in San Diego.
I recently attended a Rainwater Symposium put on by the city of San Diego. (check out the recent article) They outlined the rain barrel program in L.A., the pilot program they are doing here, and…
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The Latest Greywater Guidelines
This is the latest release of information pertaining to greywater permitting and regulations from the City of San Diego Development Services: http://www.sandiego.gov/development-services/industry/pdf/infobulletin/ib208.pdf Please write your local council member about the importance of this simple technology….
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Latest San Diego County Greywater Regulations
San Diego County now has a comprehensive FAQ sheet and specific requirements, definitions, and rules for greywater systems. Also, the contact for the city is Jose Salcedo, Associate Mechanical Engineer in DSD, at 619 446…
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Article in Edible San Diego
Here is an article in the Spring Issue of Edible San Diego that I was featured in.