The following make the case for greywater harvesting, and inform good policy… • “Residential Graywater Reuse: The Good, The Bad, The Healthy,” June 2000, Water Conservation Alliance of Southern Arizona. This study found…
August 27, 2021
A free integrated guide I collaborated on with Art Ludwig of OasisDesign.net… It can be used anywhere. Click on the image or live link text below for the free download. Santa Barbara County…
To optimize your health, and that of your plants and soil life, use non-toxic soaps… Harvesting greywater is a great way to utilize an on-site non-potable source of supplemental irrigation water, which, along…
The following are some of my favorites, and can be used as templates for other communities to create similar incentives… Rainwater-Harvesting Rebate in Tucson, Arizona Rainwater-harvesting rebate can reimburse you up to $2,000 for…
See the links below to some of my favorites, which can be (and have been) used as templates to change policy in other areas… • Arizona Greywater Guidelines (in English) – a Template…
Greywater-harvesting stub-outs are built-in plumbing connections allowing for easy future access to a home’s drain-water stream… Incorporating greywater-harvesting drains/stub-outs at the time of construction (or major renovation) of a home is generally the…
August 7, 2021
This is a month-by-month planting guide for food plants in the Tucson area, southern Arizona, and northern Sonora Mexico… It is compiled from Desert Harvest, Tucson Organic Gardeners’ Composter newsletter, Native Seeds/SEARCH planting…
Mostly native, plus a few exotic plants also loved by chickens. These plants grow well in Tucson, Phoenix, Hermosillo, and throughout the Sonoran Desert. All but the shortest plants provide shelter for the…
July 31, 2021
Examples harnessing the potential of free, on-site greywater… For more Greywater harvesting image galleries & videos Greywater harvesting resources Greywater harvesting case studies Info on how to design and implement such systems see…
How we’re harvesting, cycling, and playing with multiple, free, on-site waters and what they grow… Before & After photos… For more…