permaculture

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The very same design of my greywater system ( see my site 
www.greenmountainpermaculture.com) was recently made legal to serve for
blackwater 
purification here in Quebec....

Quite simply: the grey/blackwater would go from the house into a septic
tank for scum/solids 
to settle..from there the water would travel to a  lined pond say 25x15
feet for a family of five ( 
use the best /thickest liner it must not leak !!) about 24-27 inches deep (
about the depth of 
cattail roots) filled with stone ( I used road grade which is quite sandy
and cheap) and planted 
into with cattails and reeds....from there the nutrient rich waters could
go to nourish your nut 
and timber species.....

the level of the standing water must be a good five inches below the top
layer of stone...water 
must never see the light of day...no open water !

Piece of cake Amigo !

Claude

P.S. you might want to consider a new tank from the sounds of it ?  It's
not what goes into the 
tank that's a problem but what comes out into the old leach field ( which
in time get played 
out, as was the case at my place)
Original Message:
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From: THEDRINGS@telefonica.net THEDRINGS@telefonica.net
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2004 22:44:44 +0100
To: permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [permaculture] septic tank


Dear all
Can anyone advise on an appropriate system for black water treatment.  
We have a farm house in southern Spain currently served by 2 old, 
small, single chamber septic tanks.  I haven't had a close look at them 
but suspect that they are not up to the volume of traffic provided by a 
family of 5 and guests in two holiday apartments we are constructing 
above our house.
While our plan is to build 2 straw bale buildings with composting 
toilets in the future, we feel that our current house (and hoilday 
accommodation) would better be served by a septic tank which could 
accept toilet paper and from which clean enough water can pass onto the 
land - although we are not short of water for irrigation.
What systems exisit to best meet our needs?
Many thanks.
Dominic Dring

Tel:  0034 952 15 32 92


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