[quote=ucodegen][quote CA renter]Interesting info, SD Squatter. What’s surprising to me is that we (apparently) had greywater systems that were available in 1982…and nothing was mandated for all the new building since then??? That’s insane. We’ve always had droughts in California; why aren’t greywater (and solar!) systems mandated for new homes and buildings? [/quote]I lived in a house that had a greywater system in it since about 1968 (at the foot of the mountains north of LA). It was installed after construction, but was easy to install because of raised floor construction. With slab, it is a completely different story.
As for why it is not mandated? I can’t answer other than maybe the builders don’t want to shell out more for something they can’t use to increase their asking price.[/quote]
What was it like living with a system like that? Any downsides?
I’m bummed that this technology has been around for that long without being utilized more.
And I agree about the builders not wanting to shell out more money for something that they think won’t give them a return on their money, but that’s why it needs to be mandated.
