Green Options » septic tank http://greenoptions.com/tag/septic-tank Posts tagged 'septic tank' Tue, 28 Oct 2008 22:24:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Septic Tank That Waters Your Lawn Coming to California http://cleantechnica.com/2008/10/28/septic-tank-that-waters-your-lawn-coming-to-california/ http://cleantechnica.com/2008/10/28/septic-tank-that-waters-your-lawn-coming-to-california/#comments Tue, 28 Oct 2008 22:24:45 +0000 Ariel Schwartz http://cleantechnica.com/2008/10/28/septic-tank-that-waters-your-lawn-coming-to-california/ biokube

I’m a huge proponent of using recycled wastewater, so I’m happy to hear that Biokube is bringing its lawn-watering septic system to California. And since the average American home uses a mind-boggling 15,000 gallons of water a year on lawns, the system is sorely needed.

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Most people don’t associate outfalls with increased life, but this pipeline structure is adding complexity to what was a flat, sandy habitat,” said Jason Clarke, an engineer and marine biologist with consulting firm WorleyParsons. “It’s been a rapid diversification that I haven’t seen to quite this degree.

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