Cob: Re: H2O filter

[R C Herman]

I wish someone would call ME a hippie. I've been recycling gray water for
years, though I don't filter it enough to re-use as you intend to.
    But I have done some research on the matter. A great resource on this
subject is "Greywater containment, treatment and distribution systems,"
Earthship Chronicles, May '98. This is a 20-page paper describing, from soup
to nuts, an easily constructed grey water system that will do exactly what
you are talking about. Not only that, but as a priceless bonus, the system
uses plants as an inherent part of the filtration process, and will provide
you with a veritable jungle while turning your greywater into clear,
reuseable H2O...
    You can get the aforementioned material for a few bucks by contacting
www.earthship.org or earthship at earthship.org
Good luck.
Bob
-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Valerio <valeri at io.com>
To: coblist <coblist at deatech.com>
Date: Tuesday, June 29, 1999 3:42 PM
Subject: Cob: H2O filter


>Hey,
>
>I was just called a hippie by a guy on the telephone.  I told him about
>some ideas I have and he said several times "yeh, you are a hippie".  So
>with that bit of info, here's an idea that I've come up with which now
>needs some practical issues addressed:
>
>In my search for land I've gone through various mental and emotional
>processes and come upon certain obstacles, one being "water", second
>only to "where to find good, cheap land with nice neighbors".  My idea
>is to make a closed-system bath house for bathing and laundry purposes.
>The water from the washing machine and shower would be filtered and
>perpetually reused, thereby eliminating the need for a continuous source
>of water to replace what has been used, as well as a disposal system.
>
>The problem is how to effectively filter the water.  The soaps and oils
>are the main concern.  The people that I've talked to seem to think it
>would be easy enough to deal with, but I'm just wondering if anybody on
>this list has already solved the problem.
>
>What motivated me to come up with this is the desire to avoid giving
>account of myself to county health inspectors.  If I can reduce or
>eliminate wastewater discharges through the use ofcompost toilets and
>closed water systems they seem to be satisfied.
>
>pv
>