How Do You Irrigate With Gray Water?
Since the population of this country has doubled in the past seventy years the demand on water supplies have increased enormously. For areas that have been touched by drought, water is becoming a precious commodity. One way we can all help alleviate the heavy drain on our water resources is to irrigate landscapes with gray water. Using gray water is as easy as taking a bucket into the shower while bathing or capturing extra rinsing water in the kitchen sink. Then trundle the bucketful of water out to the garden and distribute it on your plants. A more organized method of gray water irrigation is by using diversion. Diversion is the process of conducting water that would naturally go down the drain into some kind of surge tank where it can be stored so it can be used on demand when needed in the future. You can set this up so water is released by flexible tubing to irrigate your garden. We are talking about water that is not seriously dirty. Avoid sewage water or water with chemical or
