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

Allen, Laura 1976- (Author).

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.

Record details

ISBN: 9781612128399
ISBN: 1612128394
Physical Description: print
vii, 191 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm
Publisher: North Adams, MA : Storey Publishing, [2017]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

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

Formatted Contents Note:

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.