Re-use bathwater for gardening needs

One NC couple found a way to recycle bathwater for watering plants and garden areas. It can be done and helps during dry times when water restrictions are in place...

News and Observer
October 22, 2007
Drought - Editorial

Engineering bathwater re-use
Waterwise: how Triangle residents are saving water

Several readers have told us of how they catch water from their showers to use on their plants or in their toilets. Nellie and Jimmy Hocutt, who live just outside Raleigh, have devised a way to make it easy.

Jimmy Hocutt removed the pipe that usually sent bathwater into the couple's septic tank and diverted it into a 50-gallon plastic container that he had bought at Wal-Mart and buried in the ground.

"With the two of us taking daily showers, we are able to catch 30 gallons a day, giving us an ample supply of recycled water to give all our shrubs, azaleas and our outdoor plants water every single day," Nellie Hocutt wrote via e-mail. "Also, I keep a bucket in my kitchen and recycle all the casual water I use daily, washing vegetables and dishes. Some days, I collect as much as 15 gallons a day.

"So, needless to say, we have very happy plants." Original Article...