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.

Maya Shoemaker

First hand accounts from the building standards commission hearing, in depth analyses:
http://www.oasisdesign.net/greywater/press/

Greywater how-to- resources for homeowners, renters, landscapers, and contractors:
http://www.oasisdesign.net/greywater/press/index.htm#howto