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| | | summary = Greywater is household wastewater, excluding toilet waste. It consists of water, nutrients, toxins and pathogens. With suitable management, it can be a valuable resource. |
| ==Introduction==
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| Greywater, sometimes also spelled as '''graywater''', '''grey water''' or '''gray water''', is all of the effluent water from a household, except that which has touched a significant amount of poop, i.e. all water flowing out of a house except that from the toilets. In addition, if greywater is held for too long (>24 hours in temperate climates), it will become blackwater.{{fact}} | | | portal = Greywater |
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| The water leaving our homes carries nutrients and value. It may also contain pathogens, and care should be taken with it; however, it is not a great risk compared to blackwater (sewage).
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| Redirecting the water we use for tasks such as showering allows us to reclaim some of that value to grow plants and recharge the water table. It may be necessary to choose our soaps and detergents more carefully, if we use the greywater for watering and fertilizing plants.
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| ==Organizations==
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| *[http://watercasa.org/programs.htm Water Conservation Alliance of Southern Arizona]
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| ==Projects==
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| *The old [http://www.humboldt.edu/~ccat/waterconservation/marsh/index.html greywater] system at [[:Category:CCAT|CCAT]]
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| ==Links==
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| *[http://www.graywater.net/ Oasis Designs] - The best [http://www.oasisdesign.net/greywater/misinfo/index.htm common errors and best practices] section ever.
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| *The [http://epa.gov/water/ EPA] on water.
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| *[http://agroforestry.net/overstory/overstory99.html Agroforestry] on greywater for Trees and Landscape.
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| *http://www.greywater.com/ - Check out their [http://www.greywater.com/pollution.htm pollution] page.
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