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Zusatztext "If every home were fully retrofitted with all the projects in this book! we would be well on our way to water security and watershed recovery." — Brock Dolman! director of Occidental Arts and Ecology Center's WATER Institute "This book is the real deal. Laura Allen lives! practices! and teaches what she writes about. I’ve used her water-harvesting systems and composting toilets! along with those of many of her students! colleagues! and mentors — they all work wonderfully! Read this book! and yours could too." — Brad Lancaster! author of Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond Informationen zum Autor Laura Allen is the author of The Water-Wise Home and cofounder of Greywater Action, a collaborative of educators who teach residents and tradespeople about affordable and simple household water systems that dramatically reduce water use and foster sustainable cultures of water. She leads classes and workshops, including the first training program for professional greywater installers, and participates in writing state government greywater and composting toilet codes. She lives in Eugene, Oregon. Klappentext Even as severe droughts become more common and the water crisis heats up worldwide, you can radically reduce water use in your own home. Laura Allen is your expert guide to building systems that conserve and reuse water while saving money and meeting the needs of your home and garden. These practical, low-tech solutions are an essential part of our new water future. Vorwort Learn how to reduce water use in your home and build systems that reuse the water you do use. Zusammenfassung Learn how to reduce water use in your home and build systems that reuse the water you do use. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1 Water-Wise Basics Chapter 1 Why Conserve Water? Reasons to Conserve Water - Where Does Your Water Come From? - What's a Water-Wise Home? Chapter 2 What's Wrong with Our Water Systems? The Good News and Bad News - Sources of Water - Why Is Water Scarce? - Sewage Treatment and Stormwater Pollution - When Rain Pollutes: Stormwater - A Better Water Future Chapter 3 Saving Water in the Home and Landscape Cultivating a Water-Conserving Ethic - Fix the Leaks! - The Mini Makeover - Does Your Landscape Have a Drinking Problem? - Designing a Water-Wise Landscape - Irrigation Systems - Greywater, Rainwater, and Waterless Toilets Part 2 Water Wise Solutions Chapter 4 Greywater Reuse: Planning Your Home System Identify Your Greywater Sources - Your Home's Drain, Waste, and Vent System - Estimate Your Greywater Flows - Find the Flow Rates of Faucets, Showerheads, and Washing Machines - Soil Structure and Type - Identify Your Soil with a Soil Ribbon Test - Mulch Basins - Choosing Plants for Greywater Irrigation - How Much Water Do My Plants Want? - System Design Consideration - Plant-Friendly Soaps - When Greywater Is Not a Great Idea - Using Greywater to Flush - Health and Safety Considerations - Codes and Regulations Chapter 5 Installing Your Greywater System Choosing a Greywater System - Laundry-to-Landscape (L2L) System - Installing an L2L Irrigation System - Irrigation Options - Branch Drain Gravity-Fed System (Without Storage) - Installing a Branched Drain System - How to Wire an Actuator - Greywater System with Tank and Pump - Building a Pumped System - Manufactured Greywater Systems - Other Types of Greywater Systems - Plumbing Basics for Greywater Installation Chapter 6 Rainwater Harvesting: Planning Your System How Will You Use the Rainwater? - Keeping Rainwater in Your Landscape: Permeable Hardscape and Rain Gardens - Roofwater Collection - Basci Components of a Catchment System - Using Rain Indoors - Rainwater Containers - Codes and Regulations Chapter 7 Building Rainwater Harvesting Systems Planning and Designing a Rain Garden - Constructing a Rain Garden - Roofwater Collection Systems - Converting a Single 55-Gallon Barrel ...
