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July 22nd, 2008
Grey Water Workshop / 7pm
The Greywater Guerrillas are a collaborative group of educators, designers, builders, and artists who educate and empower people to build sustainable water culture and infrastructure. Watch a video of one of their installations
here.
About Greywater:
Greywater is water that flows down sink, shower, and washing machine drains, but not the toilet. Greywater may contain traces of dirt, food, grease, hair, and household cleaning products. While greywater may look dirty, it is a safe and even beneficial source of irrigation water. If released into rivers, lakes, or estuaries, the nutrients in greywater (mainly phosphate from detergent) become pollutants, but to garden plants, they are valuable fertilizer. Aside from the obvious benefits of saving water (and money on your water bill), reusing your greywater keeps it out of the sewer or septic system, thereby reducing the chance that it will pollute local water bodies Reusing greywater for irrigation reconnects urban residents and our backyard gardens to the natural water cycle.
Sliding scale entrance fee of $10-30 goes towards the Greywater Guerrillas and Environmental Center. You won't be turned away from this workshop if you are not willing to donate money. Whatever you can give is encouraged.
Environmental Nature Center
1601 16th Street
Newport Beach, CA 92663
949-645-8489
www.encenter.org
Mother's Market has also donated snacks for the presentation in case you're hungry or unable to get dinner before hand.
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Written by,
Evan T. Little
Realtor®,
EcoBroker®
Volkl Investments Inc.
949.939.9687 phone
evan@volklinvestmentsinc.com
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great and informative post evan! i am exploring the use of greywater for my yard. i love plants and figure that they only way i can justify the water i use is to use greywater. i have a plumber friend (who will remain nameless) whom i consulted and am just waiting for the bottom line. have you ever read the "mother earth news?" great publication for making-do and becoming green.