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Fw: Fw: Water Recycling (was Re: This year's garden)

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Answer is from my son, the environmental engineer whose work is water
treatment issues....he's doing alot of neat things with potable water
problems in the Bay Area...won the statewide award for original research in
his field this year!!
----- Original Message -----
From: Andrew Salveson <asalveson@whitleyburchett.com>
ToSubject: Re: Fw: Water Recycling (was Re: This year's garden)


> Good possibility that the salt levels will be in exceedance of the levels
> wanted by the plants.  I would test the TDS (total dissolved solids) of
the
> flush water (brine).  If the TDS is greater than 700-800 mg/L, than I
would not
> advise using this water on plants (unless potasium to sodium ratios are
high).


> > > A related question...has anyone used the flush water from a
> > reverse-osmosis
> > > water filter on their gardens?  My understanding is that gallons of
water
> > are
> > > "wasted" in the reverse osmosis process and I thought maybe I could
feed
> > it
> > > to the tomatoes instead of down the drain.  The water is already
softened
> > > when it reaches the filter...
> > >
> > > Mary in WI
>
>


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