Water Recycling with Reed Beds
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ธ.ค. 2019
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Greywater reed beds are simplistic systems for filtering used water into something clean enough to irrigate with. A horizontal delivery pipe drops the water through large boulders, and the water then soaks under a bed of gravel. The gravel is 65 centimetres deep and the water level sits at 60 centimetres, i.e. below the surface, where roots from reeds take minor toxins out of the water. When the water rises to the surface, it’s time to open the tap and drain the system down to the base level again. The water from the reed bed is perfect for irrigating trees.
There are three of these reed bed systems on the Greening the Desert site, so there is no greywater that doesn’t go to irrigation. The kitchen has a reed bed with a grease trap between it and the garden. At the back of the organic café’ greywater from the sink goes through a similar system, only the reed beds are a series of bathtubs followed by a gravel-filled trench (also planted to reeds). Eventually, the cleaned greywater from the café feeds a banana circle. This is how every last drop of greywater goes to growing something at the Greening the Desert project.
Key Takeaways:
- Reed beds are a simple design for cleaning greywater into clean, irrigation water.
- The gravel-bound roots from reeds take minor toxins out of the greywater, making it safe for irrigating trees.
- These beds are so basic to build and use that no greywater on a site, particular in an arid climate like Jordan’s, needs to be wasted.
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Imagine if the whole world did it, the planet would thank us.
It's a rock it can't thank anyone for anything future generations of people would/should thank us.
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@@Barskor1 True; but it would thank us by how it would become better every day.
I can never get enough of the reed bed and grey water designs. Thanks, they're my favorite systems. Also, thanks for showing the grease traps.
Can you say more about these grease traps -how they are constructed, what's involved in maintenance and what you can do with the grease and muck?
I just came here to ask more about them myself.
its just a baffle looks like mechanical filtration just
@Nature's Infinite WELLth great, thanks for that
Here's a good explanation of how to make a grease trap. th-cam.com/video/uZXMOfkrZYA/w-d-xo.html
Thank you for everything that you are doing Geoff Lawton...
I know this is about grey water, but ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?! Bananas is the dessert??? AMAZING!
Outstanding video Geoff! The shots at the end of the paving and walling are very good. What a change of scene from the first few years!
This is amazing! I absolutely love the lay out of it all.
Really great solution, love you r channel. Saludos desde la isla de Mallorca España
Very clearly put. Terrific greywater video.
Beautiful design.
Thanks Geoff! So much information!
Very nice Geoff.
Mate, this should be taught in high schools.
Thanks men very good information
Very informative, thank you!
Very impressive!
this is great, thank you
Thanks, always so cool to always see these amazing by old and simple ways being used today.
Like the stone work.
What is a "grease trap" and how does it work? Can you do a video on that?
Google it and check out the images. From what I gathered, it's a compartment that allows for the grease to float up to the top of the water. There's baffles that make it so the water has to exit through the bottom. I suspect, as long as the flow isn't too fast, the grease will remain in the trap, floating on the surface.
So impressive.
Geoff iv seen the grease traps that have been packed with straw compost and worms so that the fat can be degraded by the worms, your view, pros and cons my guess the trap would have to be 4 X size though the water was then run through Reed beds cheers like your video and the lifestyle
Great vid, Geoff! Do you compost the grease?
You are hero!
How do you clean the grease trap, and what do you do with the grease later?
is there any detailed video to build it? i am planning to have one for my farm
So you could then further use the grease from the grease traps to produce organic diesel / gas ?
Can you make a how to video on water harvesting for livestock use, from a spring, culvert or creek harvest the water and fill a water tank so water can then be used at troughs for livestock strip graze watering
Do you ever use this system to keep ponds clean, like a natural pool.
Спасибо за русские субтитры.Я тоже хочу попробовать соорудить ловушки для очистки воды
How do you size the system in relation to grey water output?
But from where the clean water for kitchen and bath is coming there, in the desert?
Is there any reinforcement in the reeds bed structure? Bars?
How does excessive rain potentially effect these systems?
Does one need to use special soaps or does it not matter that much?
so what are you doing with the grease that got trapped?
How can we utilize the grease from the grease trap?
Willy wonka of dirt.
what about the cost? and the size? how big of a reed pond would it take to filter 10 people's worth of water needs?
Could lightly harvest the reeds to feed to your livestock?
Would bamboo be counted as a reed and could bamboo be used for this purpose?
I want to know the answer. Great question.
I think so.
I think it would depend on the amount of water you're filtering, because bamboo grows so tall and so fast it might slurp up all the water for itself! That wouldn't be a problem if you have enough water flow but if its on a smaller scale like in the vid that may cause problems.
@@MrToddino good point, but reeds slurp up water too don't they?
@@justgivemethetruth yeah but not as much I'd imagine, at least compared to the super fast bamboo, but again if your water usage can keep up with that I'd imagine it'd still work
Is this water clean enough to give to livestock to drink? I'm thinking geese and ducks primarily
Anyone have any info for cold climates plz ? Doing diy grey water systems easiest, cheapest but good ?? More info on the grease trap as well, again, for cold climates plz. ( North/central WI, USA ) .
I'm trying to place your accent. I can hear a cockney influence from 3:10, except from the a's and t's (water, banana) and other Southern English at times with an Aussie twang (or actually the opposite). Accents fascinate me.
Geoff Lawton sounds exactly like what he is: an Englishman who left England early in life and moved to Australia. His accent in the end is a merging of the two.
do you clean the grease water ?
is the water clean enough to water a vegeteble garden?
I thought large fruit trees can handle grey water without the need for reed beds first?
Does the water go down in the ground at the moment it leaves the pipes? How does it come to the bananatrees for example?
You put a hose at the end of the reed bed. Hose helps sending the water where you want, you can do it old school with a watering can
Hi can someone please answer a burning question in my mind?
If we are using a plant like vetiver for the specific purpose of heavy metal absorption, and that absorption is transferred to the leaves. What then is the best way to dispose of the leaves or use the leaves?
Landfill unless there's a better option in your area but landfills are the safest bet until humanity gets better a processing its waste, better off having it all in one place
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I am thinking of using a bed at our cottage. The property is not used in winter and the temperatures are freezing with snow cover. Do you have suggestions for winter hardy plants?
You need a glasshouse or polytunnel cover and delivery pipes underground the warm water will do the rest.
@@DiscoverPermaculture Thanks for the information - I don't think that will be practical. Keep up your teaching - it is excellent - even though I can't use all your advice I have gleaned many ideas.
@@geraldnemanishen5079 they usually work rely well in cold climates
How can I full fill Nitrojan Naturally to my new Areca plants. Plz Advise
Pee on it? Lol.
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what soaps do you use?
You want Dr Bronners mate, get the hemp peppermint liquid for washing your hair and killing pest insects.
I keep all the grey water from my house and send it through a bath reed bed into a fish pond but never hit that top water lever because it evaporates faster than i put water in. Maybe i just dont use much water to start...
Adam Hari does that include water from the washing machine?
@@catherineparcell9337 yes. I have a pump in the pond that recycles the water to the top of the reed bed (powered by solar) so that night evaporate faster than just sitting in the pond..
I have a million questions, but I’ll try to keep it to just a few: what are you using the recycled water for; how long do you keep the water for; what does your setup look like, both technically and IRL?
@@catherineparcell9337 so far mostly fruit trees.. i keep the water indefinitely. I have a 20w solar panel and a small fish pond pump that cycles the water (when its sunny) from the pond to the reeds and then gravity back in. This introduces oxygen into the water and also keeps it moving to reduce stagnant water growing bacteria. The design is exactly this. Same height difference and set up. I got the baths for free from facebook. www.milkwood.net/2016/08/22/home-made-3-bathtub-greywater-system/
I apologise for hounding. I’ve been reading these types of articles for weeks. But have yet to see how people have implemented theirs. If the answer is no,that’s cool. But am hoping.
I do not understand what happend to all the bad chemicals in the grey water cleaning system, like soap and other cleaning liquids. These chemicals should kill the bacteria in this system. Great video, thanks for the information. Grtz from Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Using eco friendly soaps. Bacterias are ok as long as they don't touch actual fruit bodies as far as I'm concerned. It's not like we are drinking the water. As long as grease trap works, the layers of filtration are sufficient for allowing water to leech into environment
Why do mosquitoes not lay eggs in the reed beds?
There is no sitting surface water. All the water is flowing under the gravel/plant beds. Tanks should be covered.
Love it ❤❤❤
The icing on the cake would be to sanitize with colloidal silver #colloidalsilverkillsall
Anita Burke how would you incorporate that into the design of something like this?
@@catherineparcell9337 you could just wash all your produce in colloidal silver, that's what I do. I also wouldn't want to upset the bacteria in the soil by spraying colloidal silver on it
That's what I do, my teeny garden is not as big, but I rinse with water, with a little CS added
I use colloidal silver already but not in my washing. Does it remove dirt and stains? What is your experience?
Free silver is pretty damaging long-term to soil and water biology, chlorine or peroxide would be better, as they break down fast, better yet; ozone, uv, or just plain old heat-sterilization..
You shouldn't be sanitizing anything unless there's a good reason. Don't use the stuff on something or someone that will be damaged by it and let nature recycle it.
How to make a garden in my backyard that cleans the soil from pollution?
I'd start with lots of cannabis and mushrooms. Look up Paul Stamets.
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I don't think this video is very helpful if you want to do this same thing. There isn't any diagram or video that shows how it was made and built.
I mean, the video is fine if you just want to learn about what it is used for, but no nuts and bolts. I never even saw inside the "beds". He talks about layers and layers but doesn't even show it to us
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Does one need to use special soaps or does it not matter that much?
100% it matters. Use eco friendly soaps. Do not pump phosphates into the natural environment.