Greywater, green landscape
Subtitle: how to install simple water-saving irrigation systems in your yard
By: Laura Allen
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 191
ISBN-13: 9781612128399
Subjects: Graywater (Domestic wastewater); Irrigation; Lawns; Water consumption; Residential water consumption; Water reuse
Other titles: Grey water, green landscape
Description: 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.
Notes: "Reuse water from sinks, showers, and laundry"--Cover.

"Portions of this book were excerpted from The water-wise home by Laura Allen (Storey, 2015)"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 184-186) and index.
Table of contents: title: Pt. 1.  Planning your home greywater system; title: Greywater systems 101; title: Greywater sources and plumbing; title: Estimate your greywater flows; title: Soils and mulch basins; title: Plants and irrigation; title: Choosing a greywater system; title: Codes and regulations; title: Pt. 2.  Building your home greywater system; title: Install a laundry-to-landscape (L2L) system; title: Install a branched drain gravity-flow system; title: Pumped and manufactured greywater systems; title: Other types of greywater systems.