Install your own greywater system (SF)

Date range: 
February 25, 2012 - 12:00pm - February 26, 2012 - 5:00pm

This workshop is part of a pilot program from the SF Public Utilities Commission. Only San Francisco residents may apply.

Day 1 of the workshop is held at the Urban Farmer Store in San Francisco.

Day 2 of the workshop is at your house (you will be installing your system). Laura Allen, from Greywater Action, will be conducting site visits to consult with you about your system and help answer questions.

Qualified participants will receive:

  • a discounted kit
  • a free workshop
  • a comprehensive manual on greywater (also down-loadable here)

To qualify you must:

  • be a resident of San Francisco in a single-family home or a two-unit residential building (renters need signed permission from landlords)
  • have a washing machine
  • have a flat or down-sloping landscape

More information from the Urban Farmer store below (from their website)

Participation in the SFPUC program includes:

A free workshop and a copy of the San Francisco Graywater Design Manual for Outdoor Irrigation, a step-by-step manual for do-it-yourselfers. No two graywater installations will be exactly alike as each system will vary depending on the sites soil type, washing machine type, and number of laundry loads. Gather as much information about your site before attending a workshop.


Do-It-Yourself Graywater Workshop-Learn how to install your own graywater system!
Day 1: At the Urban Farmer Store- Participants will learn the do's and don't's of graywater reuse, and how to design and install a laundry-to-landscape greywater system.

Day 2: At your home! Participants will install their own systems and experienced professionals will be available for consulting and advice, including a site visit to each home.

A $95 subsidy toward the purchase of a $100 L2L kit for participants who meet all program requirements. The kit includes basic components to divert washing machine discharge water for irrigation use. Additional pipe, tubing and landscape mulch basins will be required.
For more information about the L2L kit and our new pilot program, contact:

The Urban Farmer Store at (415) 661-2204 or visit the SFPUC website for more information, including a free pdf download of the manual

Download Application Form-Please fill it out, attach the completed form with the two required photos, and e-mail it to info@urbanfarmerstore.com

Submitted by laura on January 11, 2012 - 5:06pm
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