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With a little DIY know-how, you can build a laundry-to-landscape greywater system that takes the water from your washing machine and uses it to water trees or bushes in your yard.

Compelled by a looming water crisis, Tucson is one of a handful of major U.S. cities that mandates builders to include piping for greywater recycling in new homes. In 2019, the city took part in a ...

Greywater mandates would be most effective in scaling all this up, the way developers are now limited in how much grass can be put in new construction in California, ...

Greywater — used water from laundry, sinks and showers — can be reused with a do-it-yourself system. Here’s how. Accessibility statement Skip to main content. Democracy Dies in Darkness.

Greywater systems capture water drained from sinks, showers and washing machines. It contrasts with blackwater, from toilets and dishwashers, which cannot be reused on-site without treatment.

Greywater is particularly well-suited for irrigating trees, shrubs, and other larger plants, Allen says. Fruit trees in particular tend to thrive on the nutrients in greywater.

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While greywater use was legalized in 2013, access to it is limited across the state because only Denver, Castle Rock and Pitkin County have adopted a code to regulate systems.

Greywater use is a key component in mitigating drought conditions in California. Julie Starrett, Claremont To the editor: Your editorial about the relationship between regional geography and water ...

Because the greywater can potentially cause harm to the environment, humans and pets, you want to make sure the hose is discharging onto a thick layer of mulch to avoid runoff.