We’ve long considered doing something to solve both the problem of old plumbing running over from our laundry, and needing to water our large backyard — adding a greywater system to the washing machine. Our laundry room is in the back of the house on one side and it is up on a hill above the backyard. A simple water diversion scheme for the greywater makes a great deal of sense.

It would seem simple enough to create an alternate drain line that instead of going to the sewer system, goes to a filter and greywater system in the backyard taking advantage of the gravity to water our hillside, and perhaps the lower section of the yard. Given wash water is fairly significant, we’d have a greener backyard without any added water. What a deal!

We’ve contacted Devin Slavin of Abundance in Balance and hope that a consultation with him will give us the knowledge and direction we need to go to make this all work well. It sure seems like the right thing to do.

What we learn, we’ll post here to share with others. Water is a precious resource we need to not waste.