Greywater Workshop

204 West Main Street,Grass Valley CA 95945

13 February, 2023

Description

Ever thought about installing a greywater system at home? Under the current California code, households can now legally divert greywater from the laundry, bathtub, or sinks into the garden! Come learn how to create a low-cost system at home that will divert your household greywater away from the sewer and into your backyard, where you can use it to water fruit trees and other plants in your backyard landscape. Most households can save thousands of gallons each year by installing a simple greywater system for the washing machine alone. Reduce water consumption, recycle water you already use, and recharge your local aquifer with clean water by using onsite soil microorganisms to treat the water and build healthy soil. We will review the basics of home-scale greywater systems, including design, materials needed, safety, special considerations for the local climate, system maintenance and more. Matt Berry is a restoration ecologist, research fellow, wildcrafter, and permaculturist with a passion for restoring degraded meadows and streams. He is a certified grey water designer, with over 20 years of experience. He enjoys sharing his knowledge of land stewardship and sustainable ways of living.  He has taught local classes through the Yuba Watershed Institute, Sierra College, and Woolman School. Matt’s interests include process-based restoration (Beaver Dam Analogs), indigenous ecological knowledge, cultural land stewardship, ethnobotany, and educating about nature through science and art.