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Benefits of Gray Water Recycling
from:Gray water recycling is certainly not a new concept, but many people who have begun to take their own home’s environmental status seriously are implementing gray water recycling techniques into their own lives. Gray water is the water that is left behind after most household tasks are completed. Water from the washing machine, after showers and baths and leftover dishwater are good examples of gray water. Though this water is not clean, there is usually no dangerous bacteria or chemicals in the water and it can be recycled for other purposes.
Gray water recycling has many benefits to both the environment, as well as to the end user. The importance of these benefits varies by the particular reasoning for starting to use gray water recycling practices in their home. Major benefits include:
• Improved soil conditions and plant growth - When gray water is used to irrigate lawns and to water plants, the minerals and nutrients that may be found in the water can help to improve the state of the soil and plants will flourish.
• Creates less strain on private septic systems - Those who have private septic systems on their property will find that their systems last longer and require less maintenance, as there is less water flowing into them on a daily basis.
• Less need for waste water treatment facilities - As there is a large amount of energy and chemical use involved in the processes of waste water treatment, cutting down on the amount of water being pumped into these plants will create a less waste of energy and less use of dangerous chemicals.
• Smaller amount of fresh water use - As many areas are in a water crisis with drought conditions and water restrictions in place, gray water recycling can allow people to continue to wash their cars and water their lawns, without using fresh water that is needed for drinking and other important purposes.
• Reduction in water bills - For those who pay for water by their own personal usage amounts, using gray water to take care of some of their household tasks can cut water consumption and reduce the cost of water bills.
There may be other benefits of gray water recycling that are important to an individual. One thing, however, is exceptionally clear. By choosing to use gray water recycling methods, both consumers and the environment can receive amazing benefits that will last for many years. Even if there is only a small amount of water waste recycled, everyone still stands to benefit.
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LG-Hitachi to develop sewage water recycling facility in Yeosu complex - The Korea Herald
LG-Hitachi to develop sewage water recycling facility in Yeosu complex The Korea Herald The company said Friday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Yeosu government to invest in the infrastructure, which will be able to treat and recycle 35000 tons of sewage and cost 45 billion won ($40 million). LG-Hitachi Water ... |
Sewage Plan Envisions Massive Expansion of Wastewater Recycling - Voice of San Diego
Sewage Plan Envisions Massive Expansion of Wastewater Recycling Voice of San Diego The blueprint sets a goal for San Diego to recycle 100 million gallons of sewage daily in coming decades, saying its cost would be comparable to increasingly expensive — and volatile — imported water supplies. That would represent roughly 20 percent ... RECYCLED WATER GETTING ANOTHER LOOK |
Letters: water recycling - U-T San Diego
Letters: water recycling U-T San Diego By UT San Diego So the proposal to recycle sewage water to make drinking water is again on the table. Objective: Recycle 100 million gallons per day at a multibillion-dollar cost. I suggest a better pursuit is to escalate the push toward even more ... |
Yuck factor of recycled sewage may not be such a big obstacle - Sydney Morning Herald
Yuck factor of recycled sewage may not be such a big obstacle Sydney Morning Herald SYDNEYSIDERS would rather drink highly purified sewage as part of a planned recycling scheme than consume the smaller amount of effluent already present in the city's water supplies, researchers have found. The study, carried out with US researchers, ... |
'Ick Factor' Fouls Toilet-to-Tap Sewage Water Recycling - BusinessWeek
'Ick Factor' Fouls Toilet-to-Tap Sewage Water Recycling BusinessWeek How we'll move all that waste away from where people live -- plumbing -- is just one issue. With some 2.6 billion people, or 40 percent of the world's population, already lacking adequate drinking water, building the right sanitation infrastructure ... |
Applied CleanTech Signed Additional Two Significant Contracts with Bet-Shemesh ... - MarketWatch (press release)
Applied CleanTech Signed Additional Two Significant Contracts with Bet-Shemesh ... MarketWatch (press release) BOSTON, May 21, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Applied CleanTech, a company with a unique and pioneering technology for recycling solids from waste water into quality commodities using an innovative process, announced today that it was awarded two significant ... |
Morning Report: City Sees Water Salvation in Sewage - Voice of San Diego
Morning Report: City Sees Water Salvation in Sewage Voice of San Diego by Randy Dotinga A new city study says San Diego should eagerly adopt the recycling of sewage into drinking water and make a huge dent in the perennial problem of sewage spills into the ocean. "If adopted, San Diego would join Orange County as a major ... |
Sewage recycling would save San Diego money: Study - North County Times (blog)
Sewage recycling would save San Diego money: Study North County Times (blog) The city of San Diego could save hundreds of millions of dollars in expansion costs for its Point Loma sewage treatment plant, and get more drinking water in the bargain, according to a draft of a study to be presented to a city council committee ... Boosting reservoirs with purified wastewater? |