Tucson, AZ: Gray-water harvesting for new homes

TUCSON, AZ-The city of Tucson is looking to take a positive step forward in water conservation by requiring gray-water harvesting.
All new homes built within city limits would be plumbed for gray-water harvesting under the proposed ordinance.
That used household water comes from washing machines, showers and bathroom sinks. It can’t be used for drinking, but it can water desert landscapes.
The proposed mandate is an excellent idea for any community, but especially for Tucson, where we rely mostly on groundwater and where water always has been and always will be a precious resource.
Commercial buildings already are required to harvest rainwater and stormwater runoff from surfaces such as roofs and parking lots.
Also, commercial landscaping must “accomplish energy, water and other natural resource conservation.”
Harvesting rainwater is a great thing to require at commercial buildings, and the next logical step is to expand the principle to dwellings.

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Source: The Tucson Citizen

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