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This shower's greywater was previously inaccessible due to the house's concrete slab foundation. During a bathroom remodel a claw foot tub was installed and elevated slightly to provide enough height to send the greywater outside.

This constructed wetland creates beauty in the courtyard of Tepoz-Eco's office in Tepotzlan, Mexico. The system is designed to ecologically dispose of the water, as the town has no sewer treatment plant, and the greywater is not needed for irrigation.

This planter box is an ecological disposal wetland for the greywater produced from an office space with out a sewer connection. The wetland plants evaporate and transpire the water preventing greywater runoff into a nearby waterway.

The inflow area of a constructed wetland needs to be large enough to allow the water to flow into the wetland unobstructed. An old milk crate with wire mesh around it can provide this function. Larger rocks should be around the inlet and outlet of the wetland to prevent clogging and overflows.

This side yard is irrigated entirely with greywater. There is an almond tree, peach tree, kiwi vine, grape fine, passion fruit vine, lemon tree, and many dought tolerant pollinator attracting flowers.

Greywater pipe is shielded by rocks, and discharges into a mulched basin. The roots of multiple plants access the water as it infiltrates into the basin.

Greywater from the kitchen sink is divided up to irrigate 4 citrus trees. The pipes are sloped at a 2% grade and discharge greywater into mulch basins.

Greywater is divided into 3 parts, half the water discharges into a large mulch basin located between two established fruit trees, a cherry, and an apple. The other half its divided to irrigate two fig trees. This image is during the construction of the system. Once complete the pipes will be completely buried, and the flow splitters will be covered and accessible for future maintenance.

A Pentair 3-way valve allows for easy switching between the greywater and the sewer.

An actuator is attached to the face of the Jandy 3-way valve. The actuator is wired to a switch located in the bathroom. This allows for electronic switching when the 3-way valve is in an inaccessible location. (This crawl space is very small, and hard to get into.)