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Author:

Allen, Laura, 1976- author.

Title:

Greywater, green landscape : how to install simple water-saving irrigation systems in your yard / Laura Allen.

Publisher:

Storey Publishing,

Copyright Date:

2017

Description:

vii, 191 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm

Subject:

Graywater (Domestic wastewater)
Water reuse.
Lawns--Irrigation.
Residential water consumption.
Water consumption.
Graywater (Domestic wastewater)
Lawns--Irrigation.
Residential water consumption.
Water consumption.
Water reuse.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 184-186) and index.

Contents:

pt. 1. Planning your home greywater system -- Greywater systems 101 -- Greywater sources and plumbing -- Estimate your greywater flows -- Soils and mulch basins -- Plants and irrigation -- Choosing a greywater system -- Codes and regulations -- pt. 2. Building your home greywater system -- Install a laundry-to-landscape (L2L) system -- Install a branched drain gravity-flow system -- Pumped and manufactured greywater systems -- Other types of greywater systems.

Summary:

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.

ISBN:

1612128394
9781612128399

OCLC:

(OCoLC)962409719

LCCN:

2016051368

Locations:

FYPI314 -- Dubuque County Library - Asbury Branch (Asbury)

PNAX964 -- Northeast Iowa Community College Library - Calmar (Calmar)

KJPF566 -- Fort Madison Public Library (Fort Madison)

GOPG641 -- Marshalltown Public Library (Marshalltown)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)