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James ParkerAlex DayJP Powers
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Grey water is everything that goes down your drains, aside from human waste.
Some grey water contaminates:◦ Soap/Shampoo/Hygiene products◦ Food waste through in-sink disposals◦ Whatever is on you before you take a shower
(yikes)◦ Anything else that you have ever dumped down
the sink!
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Water treatment facilities: Treatment centers designed to completely purify water through a multi-step process.
How do we deal with How do we deal with Wastewater?Wastewater?
Source: Pierce County Municipal
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Energy intensive: Three Percent of total U.S. energy use for treating wastewater.
Grey water is 50-80% of total wastewater, which means 1.5-2.4% of total U.S. energy needs come from grey water management.
The problem with Water The problem with Water TreatmentTreatment
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“Drainfielding” – Filtering wastewater through soil and gravel in the earth.
How How elseelse do we deal with do we deal with Wastewater?Wastewater?
Source: Thurston County Municipal
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Requires near-perfect soil conditions for proper filtration
Can pool up undesirable chemicals/pesticides
Drainfields need natural microbial activity constantly.
The problem with The problem with DrainfieldingDrainfielding
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Less than 1% of water on Earth is fit for human consumption.
3.9 trillion gallons of water are used in the United States every month.
The average American uses 176 gallons/day.
Subsidies keep our water resources less expensive than what they’re worth.
Recreational luxuries, like golf courses, use excessive amounts of water and pesticides.
Statistics and MotivationsStatistics and Motivations
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Using organic methods to filter grey water may offer solutions to our over-consumption of water resources.
On an immediate small scale, organically-filtered grey water may have applications within the community.
What can we do?What can we do?
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Hypothesis: Organic methods can completely filter grey water to a potable state.
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Hypothesis: Organic methods can completely filter grey water to a potable state.
Alternative: Grey water can be filtered of most contaminates and could have applications in gardening and agriculture.
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Hypothesis: Organic methods can completely filter grey water to a potable state.
Alternative: Grey water can be filtered of most contaminates and could have applications in gardening and agriculture.
Null: Organic methods of filtration are not very effective at filtering out grey water.
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Hypothesis: People will be open to utilizing grey water through organic reclamation.
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Hypothesis: People will be open to utilizing grey water through organic reclamation.
Alternative: Some individuals might have stipulations about using grey water reclaimed through organic methods.
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Hypothesis: People will be open to utilizing grey water through organic reclamation.
Alternative: Some individuals might have stipulations about using grey water reclaimed through organic methods.
Null: People will be too put-off by the idea of using reclaimed grey water.
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Hypothesis: Grey water reclamation can lower the amount of water that has to be treated by public utilities.
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Hypothesis: Grey water reclamation can lower the amount of water that has to be treated by public utilities.
Alternative: Alternative methods of grey water filtration can save energy usage at water reclamation facilities.
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Hypothesis: Grey water reclamation can lower the amount of water that has to be treated by public utilities.
Alternative: Alternative methods of grey water filtration can save energy usage at water reclamation facilities.
Null: Grey water reclamation has no economic benefits and may only prove to be more expensive.
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A three-tank system design:
◦ Level one: Large material filtration with a mesh screen.
◦ Level two: Finer materials filtration using alternating layers of gravel and sand. Use of activated charcoal integrated between layers.
◦ Final level: Holding tank for filtered water.
Methods for constructionMethods for construction
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Grey water must be used shortly after filtration.
Overall cost can exceed benefits if done incorrectly.
Challenges of at-home grey Challenges of at-home grey water filtrationwater filtration
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Grey water is the way to Grey water is the way to go!go!