[permaculture] Used Septic Tanks for Rainwater?
Nancy Frank
oppty at mac.com
Tue Nov 18 19:30:22 EST 2008
It is likely a requirement through the equivalent of the State
Department of Natural Resources that makes that requirement. I would
start there to see if there is a way to skirt the requirement if you
were able to follow a regimen of sanitizing that would meet with
their specifications.
Nancy
On Nov 18, 2008, at 12:35 PM, Josh Robinson wrote:
> I have a question for anyone with experience or knowledge in
> reusing old septic tanks
> for harvested rainwater to be used for landscape irrigation. A whole
> subdivision that is currently on septic is being forced to city sewage
> and as a requirement they have to destroy (infill with concrete) their
> current septic tanks. Rather than destroying these tanks, I see
> this as a potential for low cost rainwater harvesting if there is a
> way clean them. We are talking hundreds of homes with the
> potential to begin harvesting rainwater. Any help or leads is
> appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Josh Robinson
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> http://www.EdenOnEarthLandscaping.com
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