Comments on: Resources, their use, and renewability. http://www.sixredheads.com/2007/06/27/resources-their-use-and-renewability/ Conscious Living....Deliberate Living. Deciding what I want to strive for and then setting goals to get there... "But the dreamers of the day are dangerous people because they think their dreams into reality with eyes wide open." Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:09:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: gina http://www.sixredheads.com/2007/06/27/resources-their-use-and-renewability/#comment-19333 gina Fri, 29 Jun 2007 13:16:23 +0000 http://www.sixredheads.com/2007/06/27/resources-their-use-and-renewability/#comment-19333 Humanure or biosolids as they are called would be some work- you'd have to add alot of lime to it to get the pH up so that you don't have disease issues as well as a fly problem. The City I worked for had a biosolids program so I know quite a bit about it- it's hard even with the lime for the neighbors not to complain- oh and in Michigan anyway, any biosolids has to be put beneath the soil so that there isn't runoff with rain, etc. You know what I used to use though for my garden downstate? I'd bring home plant effluent once a month- I know it sounds gross, but it was actually as clear as drinking water, had gone through the whole plant process and is discharged to a local river. OH my gosh-my plants were awesome! Humanure or biosolids as they are called would be some work- you’d have to add alot of lime to it to get the pH up so that you don’t have disease issues as well as a fly problem. The City I worked for had a biosolids program so I know quite a bit about it- it’s hard even with the lime for the neighbors not to complain- oh and in Michigan anyway, any biosolids has to be put beneath the soil so that there isn’t runoff with rain, etc. You know what I used to use though for my garden downstate? I’d bring home plant effluent once a month- I know it sounds gross, but it was actually as clear as drinking water, had gone through the whole plant process and is discharged to a local river. OH my gosh-my plants were awesome!

]]> By: gina http://www.sixredheads.com/2007/06/27/resources-their-use-and-renewability/#comment-19332 gina Fri, 29 Jun 2007 13:10:28 +0000 http://www.sixredheads.com/2007/06/27/resources-their-use-and-renewability/#comment-19332 Hi! Well if you are talking about the filtration systems that are underground in a tub with gravel- a friend of mine tried it and it failed, backed up and they ended up having to hook it back up to their septic. The people that built our house put in a separate drainfield for the washing machine- while it may have been acceptable to do that in the 50's, supposedly it's not now. I'm not sure why really- if it's a filtration through rocks underground- that as eco friendly as you can get! So we've not changed it- plus then we'd have to have mainfloor laundry cause the washer can't pump the water up to the septic line. We have sump pumps in the basement that pump ground water out to the surface and I've dreamt of piping it somehow into underground sprinkling along with the runoff from the roof for my garden:-) Hi! Well if you are talking about the filtration systems that are underground in a tub with gravel- a friend of mine tried it and it failed, backed up and they ended up having to hook it back up to their septic. The people that built our house put in a separate drainfield for the washing machine- while it may have been acceptable to do that in the 50’s, supposedly it’s not now. I’m not sure why really- if it’s a filtration through rocks underground- that as eco friendly as you can get! So we’ve not changed it- plus then we’d have to have mainfloor laundry cause the washer can’t pump the water up to the septic line. We have sump pumps in the basement that pump ground water out to the surface and I’ve dreamt of piping it somehow into underground sprinkling along with the runoff from the roof for my garden:-)

]]> By: Tia http://www.sixredheads.com/2007/06/27/resources-their-use-and-renewability/#comment-19328 Tia Fri, 29 Jun 2007 12:37:58 +0000 http://www.sixredheads.com/2007/06/27/resources-their-use-and-renewability/#comment-19328 We have septic. Dishwater can be good for the garden...depends on what you are washing and what you're using. I use a pure soap and nothing I put on the garden has meat grease in it. I have started calling it "compost water" :-). On wash water from the laundry... do you know about greywater filtrations systems? I've one done a tiny bit of reading about them. But I wouldn't think our laundry water would be an issue...again, I don't use commercial detergents and use natural ingredients that safe enough for a food source. The plumbing...I've done some considering of composting toilets and "humanure" but I'm not ready to "go" there yet :-p. We have septic. Dishwater can be good for the garden…depends on what you are washing and what you’re using. I use a pure soap and nothing I put on the garden has meat grease in it. I have started calling it “compost water” :-). On wash water from the laundry… do you know about greywater filtrations systems? I’ve one done a tiny bit of reading about them. But I wouldn’t think our laundry water would be an issue…again, I don’t use commercial detergents and use natural ingredients that safe enough for a food source.

The plumbing…I’ve done some considering of composting toilets and “humanure” but I’m not ready to “go” there yet :-p.

]]> By: gina http://www.sixredheads.com/2007/06/27/resources-their-use-and-renewability/#comment-19313 gina Thu, 28 Jun 2007 14:10:37 +0000 http://www.sixredheads.com/2007/06/27/resources-their-use-and-renewability/#comment-19313 Great post! Are you on a City sewer system? It's been a while since I've been on the WEF, but there may be restrictions on what you are contemplating. Rain water is a whole lot different than greasy dishwater. Good for garden- I'm not sure- the phosphorus would be good, but maybe way too high for the plants. I know even in rural areas here even with septics, the DEQ and Environmental Quality won't let you put wash water from your washing machine out to surface or even in a separate catch basin underground. I know that doing something like that can get you some big fines:-o If you're willing to carry it out to dump it, well for their rules anyway- you could probably get away with that, but not the plumbing:-) Just some thoughts. Great post! Are you on a City sewer system? It’s been a while since I’ve been on the WEF, but there may be restrictions on what you are contemplating. Rain water is a whole lot different than greasy dishwater. Good for garden- I’m not sure- the phosphorus would be good, but maybe way too high for the plants. I know even in rural areas here even with septics, the DEQ and Environmental Quality won’t let you put wash water from your washing machine out to surface or even in a separate catch basin underground. I know that doing something like that can get you some big fines:-o If you’re willing to carry it out to dump it, well for their rules anyway- you could probably get away with that, but not the plumbing:-) Just some thoughts.

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