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Waste Management Videos:
Grey Water System (overview) 4.5 min
Grey Water System (tour) 8.5 min
Grey Water Update (Fall, 2009) 10 min
Text: The Grey Water System
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The Main Pond monitors system health
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Our waste system is a constant source of joy. It cost little (less than $1,000), easily repaid by the special sort of relationship it required with Lynda, my partner in all of this. Together, we were able to commit to a loving and respectful connection with our place and the many creatures that are also at home here.
One of our first priorities after choosing to live at Sandgarden was to responsibly minimize our impact. That meant caring for our waste. Poop was easy. Turn it into compost and everything loves it. Waste water is harder. You have to clean it.
Modern waste-water systems take concentrated waste flow and treat it so that it is mostly benign before it is returned to the Earth. This is a “grey water system” and it’s specifications are controlled by various codes, regulations, and laws. But happily, if you don’t release the water, it is not yet waste and regulations don’t apply. So if you don’t let it go, you can do with it what you want. We celebrate the cleansing process and the many functions it serves. It provides diverse creature and plant habitats, transpiration and evaporative cooling, windbreak, fire protection, garden irrigation, construction material, tranquillity, and awe. It was all dug and constructed by little old (68) me... with a hand shovel and a smile.
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