THE WATER-WISE HOME: HOW TO CONSERVE, CAPTURE, AND REUSE WATER IN YOUR HOME AND LANDSCAPE, A BOOK TALK WITH AUTHOR LAURA ALLEN. WATCH FOR DETAILS IN MARCH OR APRIL 2015.
Are you looking for ways to save water — or money? This accessible guide by Laura Allen, founder of Greywater Action, explains how to use water smartly and efficiently, increasing supply, saving money, reducing wear on your septic system, and fulfilling your home and garden needs. She describes proven conservation techniques, explains how to create a water-wise landscape, and provides illustrated, step-by-step instructions for setting up a waterless composting toilet as well as systems to reuse greywater, harvest rainwater, and more.
Watch for Date and time details for sometime in March or April for Laura’s book talk at Los Angeles Eco-Village and her speaking schedule for other California venues.
FROM THE BACK COVER
Even as severe droughts become more common and the water crisis heats up worldwide, you can radically reduce water use in your own home. Laura Allen is your expert guide to building systems that conserve and reuse water while saving money and meeting the needs of your home and garden. These practical, low-tech solutions are an essential part of our new water future.
ABOUT L.A. ECO-VILLAGER LAURA ALLEN
Laura Allen is cofounder of Greywater Action (http://greywateraction.org/) and has spent many years exploring low-tech, sustainable water solutions. She leads classes and workshops, including the first training program for professional greywater installers, and participates in writing state-level greywater and composting toilet codes. She lives in the Los Angeles Village and has facilitated the installation of many greywater systems in LAEV.