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Re: water, recycling...

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Hi Bill,

"Grey water " is water from the dishwashing, laundry, etc, and not "black
water" or water from the toilet. So its use in watering the lawn and garden
is acceptable if appropriate detergents are used, salinity of the water
isn't too high, etc, and an appropriate system is in place.

Human wastes are a resource which is poorly managed, and sewage is not a
very sensible way to manage them.

A good alternative is responsible composting of them, which as you note is
not to be undertaken lightly.

A good book on the subject is the Humanure Handbook by Joseph Jenkins,
http://www.jenkinspublishing.com/

Frank Teuton in Pointe Claire on the island of Montreal, where water is not
in short supply, but immediately off island, cities often curtail water use
in the summertime, as *treated* water is in short supply for lawn
applications.

PS---water quality in Canada will get closer scrutiny after the business in
Walkerton, Ontario, where 10 people died and hundreds were made ill from an
E. coli 0157:H7 epidemic traced to contamination of the town water supply,
probably from cattle or pig manure runoff during flooding. A word to the
wise....

-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Missen <billmissen@sprint.ca>
To: Square Foot Gardening List <sqft@listbot.com>
Date: Wednesday, June 07, 2000 2:29 AM
Subject: Re: water, recycling...


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>Andrea & Margaret-  Just a caution... If you mean your toilet water, I have
>read that grey water will transmit disease to your soil. This is why the
>compost books strongly warn against using human waste in compost, disease
is
>easily carried into your soil. As Andrea has mentioned, other safer waters
>are available? Check this out for yourself.
>
>As I type this I am thankful for God's provision here in Canada. We have
the
>coldest, purest, freshest water in the world. I have never known a water
>shortage, ever. I sympathize with you and hope your search is fruitful. I
>have noticed that gardening repeatedly reminds me of the blessings we each
>enjoy here in North America.
>
>bill missen.
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "margaret lauterbach" <mlaute@micron.net>
>To: "Square Foot Gardening List" <sqft@listbot.com>
>Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2000 11:33 AM
>Subject: Re: water
>
>
>| Square Foot Gardening List - http://www.flinet.com/~gallus/sqft.html
>|
>| At 09:32 AM 6/6/2000 -0400, you wrote:
>| >Square Foot Gardening List - http://www.flinet.com/~gallus/sqft.html
>| >
>| >When I really started thinking about it, I discovered I could find all
>kinds
>| >of water to re-use without much effort. Since right now I don't have a
>real
>| >garden and I live in an apartment, everything has to be hauled outside
>| >anyway.
>| >
>| >I really want to use the laundry water when I move, because there is so
>much
>| >of it and I don't use any nasty chemicals anyway. It also helps that the
>| >washer is on the second floor so, between the machine pump and gravity,
>it
>| >is no big deal to get water anyplace outside. The only question is where
>to
>| >store it.
>| >
>| >Yes, Mel talks about watering with a bucket. But how many people do
that?
>I
>| >will if I'm using the recycled water and will probably get a spray head
>with
>| >shutoff for the hose if I'm not.
>| >
>| >Most of the prefab rainbarrels I see have a hose connection at the
>bottom,
>| >but that won't be very useful unless you can elevate the tank. A couple
>of
>| >cement blocks might be enough to fill a bucket or run a soaker hose, but
>it
>| >certainly won't do for anything hand-held.
>| >
>| >Andrea
>| >
>| Maybe it would be a good idea for you to check the laws in your area
>| regarding greywater. Margaret L
>|
>|
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