[Sdpg] FW: News Release: Revolutionary Greywater Code Passes!

[Quail Springs]

(Complete web version of info that follows)
http://www.oasisdesign.net/greywater/press/index.htm#legalized

 

 

In Historic Move, California Building Standards Commission Green Visionaries
Approve New Graywater Standard 


A collision of world views was in full evidence at the California Building
Standards Commission hearing yesterday on HCDs proposed new graywater
standards.

Highly qualified stakeholders spoke passionately for and against the
adoption of the new standards as the hearing roller-coastered dramatically
to it's conclusion.

The commissioners are to be congratulated for their leadership. It is always
more work to set up a new system than to fit into an existing one.

It would be easier to stand aside as legal buildings continue to waste
resources and pollute the environment.

But, in the face of deeply entrenched, powerful opposition, the commission
is rising to the challenge of revising all California's codes to allow/
require better building systems.

Besides its emergency approval of the new graywater standards yesterday, the
BSC is also revising California's Green Building Standards.

This is a historic shift towards considering all factors; not just occupant
safety-- but also off site and future impacts--in developing building codes
that truly protect our health and welfare.

 

Dawn of a new era

"On August 4th, 2009, California can legally install simple laundry and
single fixture systems without a permit. For the first time, licensed
professionals can legally help with the 1.7 million existing graywater
systems in the state. " --Art Ludwig, graywater researcher and educator





Art Ludwig will be holding a press conference August 4th, 2009 from 9:00 to
9:15 am, at the Santa Barbara Library Main Branch, at the start of his free,
City of Santa Barbara-Sponsored workshop on Laundry to Landscape systems.

He'll tell the story of this codes process (biggest stakeholder meetings for
any code promulgated by CA HCD), and discuss the significance of the
Building Standards Commissions historic shift towards considering all
factors; not just occupant safety, but also off site and future impacts.
(BSC is currently revising California's Green Building standards, also).

 

Graywater Standards --Media resources

http://www.oasisdesign.net/greywater/press/

 

Graywater How To--Resources for media to pass on to viewers/ readers/
listeners

http://www.oasisdesign.net/greywater/press/index.htm#howto

 

 

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