http://www.lessthan2degrees.info We must ensure Global Warming does not exceed 2 degrees C Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:08:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.lessthan2degrees.info/house/reedbed-sewerage-treatment-system/comment-page-1/#comment-791 admin Fri, 14 Oct 2011 22:22:38 +0000 http://www.lessthan2degrees.info/?page_id=190#comment-791 We also get very heavy rains at times here (over 150mm per hour for several hours one night). i havent found the reed bed overflowing but it obviously pushes a lot of less wel treated water through the system. (we pump sub-surface to the fruit trees and havent every noted any smell or other problem, but i am not sure i would surface irigate the vegies with it. Because the sub surface feed is 600mm deep i dont think there would be any problem. We also get very heavy rains at times here (over 150mm per hour for several hours one night). i havent found the reed bed overflowing but it obviously pushes a lot of less wel treated water through the system. (we pump sub-surface to the fruit trees and havent every noted any smell or other problem, but i am not sure i would surface irigate the vegies with it. Because the sub surface feed is 600mm deep i dont think there would be any problem.

]]> http://www.lessthan2degrees.info/house/reedbed-sewerage-treatment-system/comment-page-1/#comment-789 jamie Thu, 13 Oct 2011 07:46:56 +0000 http://www.lessthan2degrees.info/?page_id=190#comment-789 Hi i like the concept of using a reed bed to filter my gray water and then into the vegie patch and a small dam for fire fighting, using a dry composting toilet so we can reuse the matter also uses .5 of a liter each flush and i want to redirect this also into the reed beds, can you tell me how this system is effected by heavy rains as we have had in QLD and NSW, is the filtration system compramised or do the beds overflow allowing unfiltered waste to spill through native vegetation. or would you just need to build big enough beds to compensate for these rains. great looking system you have. Hi i like the concept of using a reed bed to filter my gray water and then into the vegie patch and a small dam for fire fighting, using a dry composting toilet so we can reuse the matter also uses .5 of a liter each flush and i want to redirect this also into the reed beds, can you tell me how this system is effected by heavy rains as we have had in QLD and NSW, is the filtration system compramised or do the beds overflow allowing unfiltered waste to spill through native vegetation. or would you just need to build big enough beds to compensate for these rains. great looking system you have.

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