Subject: [permaculture] greywater and rain water system costs
Date: Tue, 04 Apr 2006 22:13:32 +0200
I am currently considering installing a grey water as well as rain water
systems in my backyard. Here in Israel which is relatively a pretty dry
place water runs for private homes at about 1-4$ a cubic meter depending on
amount used.
Using my best calculations I will be able to save about 50 cubic meters from
rain water from the winter and about 10 cubic meters a month - (120 a year).
If I purchase this amount of water from the water company it will cost me
annually at most (4*160=640$). However installation of such systems as I
have currently priced them will run me some 3 thousand dollars since I
physically can not due such installation myself.
The bottom line is that such an approach will takesome 5 years for me to
recoup my costs. which strikes me as quite a long time
Any thoughts from anybody out there who faced similar dillemmas
Thanx
Mitch Schertz
Zichron Yaakov ISRAEL
(A bit south of Haifa)
[permaculture] greywater and rain water system costs,
mitshell, 04/04/2006