Plan to Make Grey Water Safe for Shower Water! (recycling, cleaner, lawn)

[vegetara]

Hi Everyone,

I’ve just joined because I’ve designed a system to reuse communal shower water in our office and I’d like some comments on if it will work and be safe etc! You’ll need to view the image to understand it

Thank You!
Tara

[ehcsrop]

You must have other needs for water rather than placing treated water in people's eyes and mouth.

Not saying it's not cool design; it is. I would use your treated water to wash clothes or dishes (with proper heat and drying). Landscaping and janitorial come to mind. What bigger waste is there than washing a car?

[vegetara]

Thanks for your reply and ideas!

I should mention that we are in the Philippines where the mains water supply is not clean.

The water that comes out of this eight stage slow sand filter has passed though reed beds, activated carbon, pumice and then through an industrial strength UV lighting system. It will probably be far cleaner than the origional mains water that was used to shower in! So you can see why it would seem a waste to use it on the lawn

We'll also test this water on a routine basis to make sure it's always at a high standard.

If anyone can offer ways to improve the system, or perhaps even unforseen dangers of using it, please let me know!

Tara