Posts Tagged ‘gray water system’
Are you thinking about purchasing a gray system for your home but are still not sure exactly how it works? This short video explains it all. Our thanks go to Kevin Yoder at Nuvale Products, a distributor of Brac Systems in the Midwest, for making such a great video.
To see which one of our residential gray water systems is right for your project, please complete our sizing form or contact us for more information.
Recently I was approached by a marketing professional who has more than 30 years in the water industry. At one point, she asked me: so what do water companies think about your products? I explained that we have received positive feedback from nearly everyone, including water providers, water treatment plants, and state environmental agencies.
Sure, if a Brac System was installed in every home across the country, we may receive a little push back because those companies would see huge declines in their revenue. But for now everyone has been supportive.
And here’s why: most water companies are underpaid and overburdened. In times of drought, they are stretched very thin. Their infrastructure is aging rapidly, and anything that safely reduces the wear and tear on their systems is a welcome addition.
Since “low impact development” are buzz words these days, let me say a thing or two about gray water recycling and land development. With a Brac System installed in the home, a family of four will save around 30,000 gallons of water every year. If you have a community of 50 homes, that’s a potential annual savings of 1.5 million gallons.
On top of the savings, these systems reduce a community’s overall water footprint. That means that homebuilders can often fit more homes onto a given plot of land, due to the reduction in fresh water consumption and wastewater treatment.
Hmmm. More homes. Less land. And less water. Isn’t that good for everyone?
Here’s a clip from House of Bryan, a popular TV show on Canada’s HGTV. According to the installer, this Brac System will save the homeowners about 120,000 litres of water annually. For us Yankees, that’s over 31,000 gallons a year. Not too shabby. Learn more aboot it here.
Please join us on Wednesday, March 31st for a lunch and learn presentation at green|spaces, a local non-profit that offers incentive funding for sustainable building projects. As part of the USGBC, we will speak on the economic and environmental benefits of recycling gray water and harvesting rainwater.
Since its beginnings, green|spaces has emerged as a unique resource center for commercial and residential projects in Chattanooga, showcasing the best eco-friendly materials and methods to conservationists, architects, engineers and city officials alike.
For this lunch and learn, GreenLink will address how International Plumbing Code and the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation view water reuse. We will also touch on the recent increase in the City of Chattanooga’s water quality fees and how water recycling systems like ours can help local businesses earn credits and LEED points.
To learn more about green|spaces, visit greenspaceschattanooga.com.
It’s always good to see cities planning ahead, especially in terms of drought management. Metro Nashville is no exception. On their home page, you will find a draft of their Drought Management Plan, a multi-staged approach to conserving water during especially long dry spells.
This plan advises everything from watering your lawn in the mornings to more aggressive measures like adding a 300% surcharge to the price of water. Reading through the plan, I was glad to see that “public education will continue year-round to promote the wise use and conservation of water.”
As part of this education, I would argue that we need to offer incentives and rebates to encourage people to conserve water. Rainwater harvesting and gray water recycling are just two ways that people can cut their water consumption by 35% or more. After all, the less water we use today the more water we will have tomorrow, come rain or shine.
