Greywater Systems: Dosing and Distribution
Greywater dosing delivers water to plants intermitently. This allows the soil to dry out between doses and to draw in oxygen. A constant flow of greywater will produce anoxic, stinky soils and dead plants.

Distribution is the division of the greywater so that each plant receives a measured amount of the flow. Accurracy of dosing and distribution is the key to low maintenance systems with healthy plants. A simple test is whether you can see or smell effluent. Neither is desirable.

Revegetation of Slope with no Irrigation

This installation shows a revegetation project on a three-to-one slope in the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. The area was seeded in May with a buffalo and blue grama grass mixture, as well as wildflower seed. The seed was covered with a soil amendment combining composted manure and composted tree bark. On top of that went barley straw mulch, and the entire hillside was stabilized with a geo-jute net, which acts as a retainer for both soil and water.