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Re: water, recycling...

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Thanks for the reference, Frank. I did not know the difference between grey
and black waters. Our water can not be taken for granted as you have pointed
out.
bill missen.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Frank Teuton" <fteuton@total.net>
To: "Square Foot Gardening List" <sqft@listbot.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2000 5:00 AM
Subject: Re: water, recycling...


| Square Foot Gardening List - http://www.flinet.com/~gallus/sqft.html
|
| 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...
|
|
| >Square Foot Gardening List - http://www.flinet.com/~gallus/sqft.html
| >
| >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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