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Consolidated Stakeholder Input and Intent Statement for New CA Greywater Standard |
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Written by Editor •
Wednesday, 29 April 2009 08:05
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I'm suggesting that a statement of intent be added to the beginning of the new CA greywater standard. A clear statement of intent provides a lens through which every other section of the code can be interpreted and discrepancies or unclear interpretations resolved, as well as providing guidance for the use of alternative materials and methods...
1601.0 Gray Water Systems – General.
Intent
The intent of this section is to:
- conserve water by facilitating greater reuse of laundry, shower, sink for irrigation in California, as mandated in Article 7 of the California Constitution and elsewhere.
- reduce contamination of groundwater and reduce the health threat from marginal septic and sewer systems by diverting graywater, which has far fewer pathogens, to effective decentralized treatment higher in the soil profile.
- reduce the economic and ecological cost of treatment by allowing inherently less costly management through simple, decentralized treatement.
- Reduce the vulnerability of critical infrastructure to natural disaster, terrorist attack, resource shortage, or ordinary failure by providing an alternate means of treatment and reducing the flow of heavily pathogen-laden sewage.
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Intent statement for new CA greywater standard |
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Written by Art Ludwig •
Tuesday, 28 April 2009 18:18
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I'm suggesting that a statement of intent be added to the beginning of the new CA greywater standard. A clear statement of intent provides a lens through which every other section of the code can be interpreted and discrepancies or unclear interpretations resolved, as well as providing guidance for the use of alternative materials and methods...
1601.0 Gray Water Systems – General.
Intent
The intent of this section is to:
- conserve water by facilitating greater reuse of laundry, shower, sink for irrigation in California, as mandated in Article 7 of the California Constitution and elsewhere.
- reduce contamination of groundwater and reduce the health threat from marginal septic and sewer systems by diverting graywater, which has far fewer pathogens, to effective decentralized treatment higher in the soil profile.
- reduce the economic and ecological cost of treatment by allowing inherently less costly management through simple, decentralized treatement.
- Reduce the vulnerability of critical infrastructure to natural disaster, terrorist attack, resource shortage, or ordinary failure by providing an alternate means of treatment and reducing the flow of heavily pathogen-laden sewage.
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Written by Art Ludwig •
Tuesday, 10 March 2009 16:12
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Ch._16_Only_INTEGRATED_TEXT_2-2-09.doc 1st draft graywater code as broadcast by HCD
Draft_ISOR_2010_CPC_2-2-09.doc Statement of reasons (graywater reasons p. 10)
as broadcast by HCD
Suggest you start with this for comments/ changes to code:
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First section of new standard |
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Written by Art Ludwig •
Monday, 09 March 2009 17:57
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Seems to me we need an initial, traffic control paragraph that routes people unambiguously to the section(s) relevant to thier project and no other:
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