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The New Create an Oasis with Greywater 6th Ed: Integrated Design for Water Conservation, Reuse, Rainwater Harvesting, and Sustainable Landscaping Paperback – 14 October 2015

by Art Ludwig (Author)
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This twentieth-anniversary edition of the world's best-selling greywater book features a
dozen more pages, complete information on the Laundry to Landscape system, new color
plates, extensive revisions to every page, and dozens of new photos and figures.
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  1. Print length
    162 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Oasis Design
  4. Publication date
    14 October 2015
  5. Dimensions
    21.08 x 0.76 x 27.69 cm
  6. ISBN-10
    0979311950
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0979311956
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There has been nothing short of a revolution in the way greywater is managed and regulated. It has been a thrill to be at the forefront of this transformation since 1990.
We exist at a neutral crossroads between regulators, installers, manufacturers, and researchers. This has positioned us well to be the main provider of accurate greywater information over this time span.
Whether you have every one of our previous editions, or are brand new to greywater, I think you'll really get a lot out of this new edition--our best ever.

(Note: Our Builder's Greywater Guide has also just been revised and has the latest on regulations and research). --From the Author

Create an Oasis with Greywater describes how to choose, build, and use 20 types ofresidential greywater reuse systems in just about any context: urban, rural, or village. It explains how you can put together a simple greywater system in an afternoon for under $50.It also includes information for taking your greywater reuse to the next level: integrating itwith water efficiency, rainwater use, and food production. This book includes:>
  • how to clarify your goals, and how variousgreywater system options can serve you
  • the same Site Assessment Form and proceduresI use for my design consulting
  • common mistakes and how to avoid them
  • greywater plumbing principles and proceduresin detail
  • information on soils and plants, tools andparts
  • several of our own original design innovationsto improve greywater systems' longevity,simplify maintenance, and reduceenvironmental impacts
  • real life examples of greywater designs fora wide range of contexts
--From the Inside Flap

Create an Oasis shows how to:
  • Save freshwater by irrigating with washwater
  • Relieve strain on your septic tank
  • Purify wastewater without energy or chemicals
  • Increase your water security
  • Make your home more resilient to drought, flood, and climate change
Greywater is the water from showers, sinks, and washing clothes and dishes. It's great
for landscape irrigation--and it is the keystone that ties all the systems in a green
home together.
Create an Oasis describes how to choose, build, and use a simple greywater system
(some can be completed in an afternoon for less than $50). Going deeper, it explains
how to integrate efficient fixtures, user habits, plant selection and location, rainwater,
greywater, and freshwater irrigation for your soil and site conditions. --From the Back Cover

About the Author

Art Ludwig's mission is to develop systems and share information for a higher quality of life with a reduced ecological impact. Designing optimal, integrated processes has been his day job since 1980. His specialty is complex, deep-green "systems of systems" for water, waste water, energy, shelter, and transportation. He takes a serious, engineer's eye to developing simple, mostly DIY solutions that really work long term, which he publishes unpatented in the public domain.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0964343339
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Oasis Design; 6th ed. edition (14 October 2015)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 162 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0979311950
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0979311956
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 21.08 x 0.76 x 27.69 cm
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 205 ratings

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Art Ludwig’s mission is to develop systems and share information for a higher quality of life with lower ecological impact.

Optimal, integrated design has been his day job since 1980. His specialty is complex, deep green integrated "systems of systems” for water, waste water, energy, shelter, transportation, etc.

He takes a serious, engineer’s eye to developing simple, mostly DIY solutions that really work long term, which he publishes unpatented into the public domain.

At UC Berkeley, he developed the first laundry detergent biocompatible with plants and soil, and founded a successful manufacturing business to distribute it.

His top selling books Create an Oasis with Greywater, Water Storage, and his Laundry to Landscape DVD contain numerous original innovations, including the Branched Drain and Laundry to Landscape greywater systems.

His 500 page website, oasisdesign.net is top ranked for a wide range of topics.

Art has worked professionally on building codes in three states. He is in regular consultation with health, zoning and elected officials about sustainability policy.

His quantitative analysis of the health risks of greywater smoothed the way for more rational regulation of greywater in California, where he played a major role in the crafting of the new standards.

He dedicates approximately a thousand hours a year to public interest research and activism.

He lives with his family in a canyon above Santa Barbara in a deep green house surrounded by fruit trees.

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  • Rizwan Khan
    4.0 out of 5 stars nice work
    Reviewed in India on 7 September 2023
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    excellent work
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  • justin
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great book this will be a game changer if drought would ever be an issue
    Reviewed in Canada on 9 August 2021
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    This is a great book he has two others I would also recommend! Just think how much this could benefit your family by maximizing your water supply. With all the talk about drought this just makes sense
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  • Ricardo
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excelent book
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 May 2016
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    Excelent book. Lots of infomation. Highly recommended!
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  • Jenea Empson
    5.0 out of 5 stars A lot of good information
    Reviewed in the United States on 10 April 2024
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    Full of information and plentiful ideas.
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  • mcbrot57
    5.0 out of 5 stars Su contenido
    Reviewed in Spain on 2 May 2020
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    Buenas explicaciones para las fosas asépticas.
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