Every time you take a shower, brush your teeth or do a load of laundry, you're letting water - one of Earth's most precious resources - just swirl down the drain. Instead, what if you reclaimed that ...
Several years ago, I contacted several governmental agencies to suggest the installation of greywater systems in all commercial or government projects and as a requirement for all future residential ...
Many areas of Ventura County are coping with recently implemented Metropolitan Water District restrictions, such as limiting yard watering to one day a week. Even in those restricted communities, ...
Water from bathroom sinks, bathtubs, showers, and washing machines is classified as greywater and, depending on local and state regulations, can be diverted to irrigate landscaping. The water that ...
Sridhar D. Iyer In our daily use, we encounter three types of water such as ‘white,’ ‘grey’ and ‘black,’ which are respectively, potable, untreated faecal-free waste water generated by routine ...
(MCT) -- In the backyard of Penny Pengra's Glendale home, there are no signs of the historic drought that has ravaged Southern California for the past three years. "My plants are crazy awesome," says ...
If you’re just letting water go down the drain, you’re wasting it—and throwing away money. Most of that water is literally wasted down a drain. Water used in bathing, cooking, and other activities is ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Co-Founder, Conspiracy of Love, and Good is the New Cool. An American family of four uses an average of 300 gallons a day. That’s ...
LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Many cities across Southern California currently have programs in place to help residents convert their laundry and other grey water to help plants and trees. In a time of ...
Everyday there is something in the media about the drought in Utah and the Western states. The Utah Legislature passed a dozen water-related bills this year allocating $450 million dollars to enact ...
To the editor: Residing in Southern California, we live in a semi-arid environment. Unless we want to dry up and blow away, we definitely need to capture and use the precious rain we get here, as your ...