alot of luck if you'll be pulling a permit, or
having inspections

call your local health department, if you live in a
county that requires permits, and try and talk to
a supervisor about using grey water. DON'T tell them
you want to use it to water your garden right off the
bat, first tell them you want to know if they have any
restrictions regarding using it to flush your toilet,
then go from there

trust me, too many questions will freak them out, i've
learned, one question at a time, for the most part, will
be the best way.

i say, get a supervisor, cause someone just answering the
phones might not really know, and you might get discouraged

also, if your connected to city water, they are gonna want
some sort of "air lock" or something on the pipes, that will prevent your grey water from moving back into the city's system, maby contaminating it. i can't remember what
its called, "air lock" might not be right, some poking
around on the net should get you a bit more info

greywater gorillas, for one, they have a cool site, check
them out for ideas

also, austin texas is years ahead of the game when it comes to allowing their citizens to go green, check out
their webiste

you might look at earthship designs, for inspiration regarding pumping the water, as those homes dont use
flush toilets, i think they are mostly composting toilets,
but you could see maby how they run the plumbing to sinks
and such, and get ideas

good luck

tesa

We are getting ready to build and I was hoping to use graywater to water our shrubs. I spoke with the environmental office yesterday and he told me that it is illegal to use gray water for such purposes.

I forgot to add tht it is illegal in TN.

Stupid. Write your politicians whereever you are, used/installed properly, grey water should be used far more than it currently is. Just makes sense.

At least I don't think they can arrest you for dumping your dishwater out into your garden, can they? That's what my grandma used to do.

You can also collect the water running in the tub b4 you turn the shower on and pour it into the toilet. Can't stop you from keeping a bucket in the bathroom.

I would have done graywater collection in my house but trying to get modular company to build it, PFS engineer they used to sign off on it, and local inspector to OK it would have been a nightmare (though inspector was pretty cool, he probably wouldn't have had a problem with it).