KITCHEN WETLANDS
DIY GREYWAYER

Cost and ease of installation/maintenance are major limiting factors in the widespread use of domestic greywater remediation systems.  Introducing people to concepts and technologies that allow them to experiment with greywater on a relatively small scale can act as a gateway to larger — possibly collective — actions towards sustainable water use.

The proposed remediation system is an under-the-kitchen-sink tiered wetland.  The roots of wetland plants like alfalfa, water hyacinth, and pickerel weed naturally clean drain water.  A five gallon tank stores water that can then be used in gardens.  Any overflow goes back into the normal plumbing and into the municipal waste stream.