3 ms·
The average person uses 80-100gal per day. We'd need a grid that's about an order of magnitude larger than our current petroleum fuel distribution system (the
by dsfyu404ed 7y ago
The average person uses 80-100gal per day. We'd need a grid that's about an order of magnitude larger than our current petroleum fuel distribution system (the average person probably uses less then 8-10gal of liquid petroleum fuel/day).
- Scoundreller 7y agoShould be trivial to reduce that by 50% or more. But if water is artificially cheap, there will be no incentive. But will we learn to tax water and write everyone a cheque to cover the cost of a basic user? Just start with gray water re-use: nothing fancy: just a 55gal drum that collects the good gray water and discards anything looking spoiled. Pumps to toilet bowl with cheap pump.
- coryrc 7y agoYou can't keep greywater for much time (~<24 hours) without it turning to a stinking, fetid mess. It has to either be used immediately or filtered then kept sanitized (chlorinated typically).
- Scoundreller 7y agoMostly my comment was because I saw an expensive and complicated home gray-water contraption that seemed to aim for 100% recycling of gray-water. I figured there was cost-savings to be had by aiming for a lower recovery rate. Yes, probably needs some disinfection, but should vastly reduce the filtration load.
- basementcat 7y ago"If it’s yellow, let it mellow; if it’s brown flush it down!"
- api 7y agoIsn't like 90% of water use in CA agricultural?