Guide to Water

86 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Other Author(s): Guerrilla Graywater Girls,

Includes bibliographical references (page 86). "Some brief history of rivers, dams, water power, water Infrastructure, good house/bad house, breaking the water cycle, cheap salvage water catchment, home water use and reuse, graywater, plumbing basics, wetlands for wastewater treatment, urban watershed restoration, water hyacinth fetish page, build your own petal powered washer. A DIY permaculture guide to "harvesting" rainwater, conserving water, and channeling waste water into more functional purposes than just sending it down the drain. Lots of handy information and how-to guides, like how to turn an old bathtub into beautiful planter that also turns your laundry water into garden food, how to set up a composting toilet, how pipes work, how to catch rain water, and much much more. Good stuff here!" - From Publishing website Print reproduction