Hi,
I have a project planning to use 100% non- potable water for irrigation.They are planning on doing this through collecting rain water. It rains a good bit in the area of the project but sometimes there will be 1 dry month in the summer. Would they be able to use potable water that month (I told them probably not, then not 100%). Is the only option here to get water that month from a public agency in the area that supplies treated non-potable water for irrigation?
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Nadav Malin
CEOBuildingGreen, Inc.
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November 21, 2012 - 4:12 pm
Hi Don,There may be other sources of non-potable you can tap for those dry months. Cooling system condensate is an option, especially if humidity is high. Graywater from sinks might also work, if health codes allow it. But you definitely cannot plan on using potable water if you're claiming the 100% reduction.