[Greenbuilding] reducing salts in domestic greywater (for use inthe garden)

[Bob Korves]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Reuben Deumling" <9watts at gmail.com>
To: <YankeePerm at aol.com>
Cc: <GREENBUILDING at listserv.repp.org>
Sent: Friday, May 02, 2008 10:35 AM
Subject: [Greenbuilding] reducing salts in domestic greywater (for use inthe 
garden)


> I'm still trying to come up with a simple system for using my greywater 
> (and
> I hope urine from a urine-diverting toilet) to augment my garden watering
> (using rainwater) in the summer months. I have read Art Ludwig's "Create 
> an
> Oasis with Greywater."
>
> My question is whether and if so how it might be possible to reduce the
> salts that both greywater and urine contain? The daily flows from our
> household of these two combined (which does not include laundry water) are
> something less than 10 gallons per day in the summer.
> - dilution with (more) rainwater?
> - change soaps/reduce their use?
> - install a grease trap under kitchen sink?
> - ...
>
> Thanks everyone.
>
> Reuben Deumling
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I don't have answers for you, Reuben, but I am also very interested in any 
knowledge out there...

You probably noticed that Art Ludwig cautions against Boron, which is bad 
for growing things.  That might mostly impact laundry water, which you are 
maybe excluding from your greywater(?)
-Bob Korves