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Greywater Demonstration
April 22, 2023 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
In conjunction with Earth Day April 22, from 9 am to noon Shasta College Horticultural Program will present “Designing for greywater water reuse in the landscape,” a lecture and demonstration of hooking up your greywater and rainwater to irrigate your garden at the Teen Center in Caldwell Park.
Christopher Reamer (ALT Water Systems) is a Landscape Contractor specializing in water reuse irrigation systems utilizing greywater and rainwater. In addition to offering design/build, they are also active in a variety of educational programs dealing with landscape water conservation and management. Awarded the “Water Awareness of the Year” award for Business in 2013 from the City of Santa Rosa, Chris is impassioned to share this imperative work with diverse professionals and homeowners as we move into a new era of water awareness.
The presentation: “Designing for greywater water reuse in the landscape” will discuss design and construction specifics about integrating greywater in sustainable landscaping. Topics covered include:
- Dual plumbing for greywater
- Low-tech and High-tech systems
- Permitting and code-compliance
- Calculating greywater production and irrigation offsets
- Integrating Greywater with rainwater and freshwater systems
- Designing for future expansion
- Case studies and lessons learned
- New technologies