Waste water recycling: toilet application. Final report

Technical Report · Mon Sep 22 00:00:00 EDT 1980

OSTI ID:6038385

Soneson, S; Soneson, J

Our conclusion is that for our small family of four, this recycling system is a success. As seen on pages 7 and 10, the system does save water, and, our biggest goal, our cesspool does no longer overflow. We are admittedly light users of water due to our habits over the years to save cesspool overflow. But it seems that heavy users would be heavy in all areas and that it would still even out. The only change for a larger family might be the use of a larger collection tank to handle the larger volume of water. Another recommendation would be to not connect the bathroom sink to the system. We are perfectly happy to have it the way it is, but it might be nice to have a recepticle in the bathroom for substances that shouldn't be recycled. And, in our case at least, the water accumulated by the sink did not help that much. We have already had a number of inquiries about our system and we think that in the future, with a dwindling water supply, that there will be even more interest. It just plain makes good sense not to flush with fresh clean water.

• Research Organization: Soneson (Sigfried), Bryn Athyn, PA (USA); Soneson (Judith), Bryn Athyn, PA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: FG43-79R306092
• OSTI ID: 6038385
• Report Number(s): DOE/R3/06092-T1; ON: DE85009192
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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