Every time you take a shower, brush your teeth or do a load of laundry, you're letting water - one of Earth's most precious resources - just swirl down the drain. Instead, what if you reclaimed that ...

Many areas of Ventura County are coping with recently implemented Metropolitan Water District restrictions, such as limiting yard watering to one day a week. Even in those restricted communities, ...

Water from bathroom sinks, bathtubs, showers, and washing machines is classified as greywater and, depending on local and state regulations, can be diverted to irrigate landscaping. The water that ...

If you’re hoping to use greywater from your existing home, you’ll find that some greywater sources are easier to access than others. If you’re building a new home, you have much more flexibility as to ...

Your shower, sink and laundry machine account for more than half of indoor water use. Since the wastewater that circles the drain doesn’t come from the toilet, it’s safe to reuse on things like your ...

Laura Allen is no one's idea of an unrepentant lawbreaker. But under California's state plumbing code, that's exactly what she is. Allen, a soft-spoken elementary school teacher from Oakland, likes to ...

To the editor: Residing in Southern California, we live in a semi-arid environment. Unless we want to dry up and blow away, we definitely need to capture and use the precious rain we get here, as your ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Co-Founder, Conspiracy of Love, and Good is the New Cool. An American family of four uses an average of 300 gallons a day. That’s ...

In the face of historic droughts and climate change, find a way to proactively do something. By Malia Wollan “Greywater is gently used water,” says Laura Allen, 45, who lives in Eugene, Ore., in a ...

Water from bathroom sinks, bathtubs, showers, and washing machines is classified as greywater and, depending on local and state regulations, can be diverted to irrigate landscaping. The water that ...