As of yesterday, March 16th, the Oregon House passed bill 2080. What’s that mean? After approval from the Senate, Oregon will finally be allowed to install greywater reuse systems for irrigation of lawns and gardens. This allows for lower fresh water use, higher groundwater reserves and helps alleviate the strain on failing septic tanks and treatment plants.
Greywater, also known as sullage, is wastewater generated from our everyday chores such as dishwashing, laundry and bathing. Not to be confused with blackwater (which contains feces and toxic chemicals), greywater comprises 50%-80% of residential wastewater and after using basic filtering principles can be used for irrigation.
The use of greywater is yet another solution to our ecological problems and will no doubt be a standard for smart living in the future to come.
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