Water and Wastewater

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Auckland Regional Council approves grey water recycling

"Auckland Regional Council (ARC) has agreed to allow the installation of a greywater recycling system on the island following a long period of lobbying. Waihekean Craig Brown has spent two years trying to get permission for an ECOplus system to be approved for installation by homeowners wishing to recycle their water."......Extract from http://www.gotowaiheke.co.nz/marketplace.htmThis system has been accepted as complying with the latest Technical Paper 58, which has been adopted by all local council's

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Articles

Saving Water (Size 99K, PDF, Waitakere City Council)
We waste an enormous amount of quality drinking water. The average three-person household in Waitakere City uses about 485 litres of water per day.

Heating water (Size 611K, PDF, Waitakere City Council)
Water heating probably accounts for 45% of your annual household energy use. Most of us have electric storage hot water systems, which are often inefficient and wasteful.

Using Rainwater (Size 189K, PDF, Waitakere City Council)
We collect rainwater from a relatively small area and distribute it over the entire urban area of the city.

Wastewater (Size 246K, PDF, Waitakere City Council)
Wastewater is the water we dispose of from our homes, offices and industry. It comes from toilets, sinks, showers, washing machines and industrial processes and was historically called sewage.

Gardening with Water (Size 198K, PDF, Waitakere City Council)
This document offers some simple tips on how to manage your garden and lawns for dry periods, which plants can cope best, and how to manage an irrigation system (if you must).