Publisher's Synopsis
This twentieth-anniversary edition features a dozen additional pages, complete information on the laundry-to-landscape system, new colour plates, extensive revisions to every page, and dozens of new photos and figures. Sections cover integrating efficient fixtures, selecting plants and location, using rainwater, greywater, and freshwater irrigation for different types of soil, and managing site conditions. There also are complete instructions for simple to more complete installations. Several original design innovations are provided to improve longevity of greywater systems, simplify maintenance, and reduce environmental impacts. Also included is information on how to deal with freezing, flooding, drought, failing septic tanks, and low perk soil.