A couple wanted to build a 22,000-square-foot mansion in Brentwood, Calif., and recycle the shower, bath, and laundry water on the 3.75-acre lot. The general contractor consulted Buzz Boettcher, CEO of Water Recycling Systems in Redondo Beach.“Finding a place for the components wasn’t exactly a challenge, but it certainly was interesting when we had to move everything from the original location,” he says.The fully automatic high-capacity residential system uses filtration, UV disinfection and ionization to meet state Health Department Title 22 standards for bacteria content in recycled water, which is used for landscape irrigation.System componentsBoettcher sized the system based on
From Lavatory to Lawn
A graywater recycling system meets California standards for bacteria content, enabling use for landscape irrigation
Jul 10, 2012
| by Scottie Dayton |























