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The New Create an Oasis with Grey Water (book) How to choose, build, and use twenty different types of greywater systems. Revised and expanded 5th edition of the world's best-selling greywater book. $20.95	Builder's Grey Water Guide (book) Legal updates, more information on treatment effectiveness, sample permits, NM and AZ laws. $14.95
Principles of Ecological Design (article)Insight, inspiration, and guidance for a radical redesign of our way of life. Disengage from corporate consumer culture, and create a more fulfilling lifestyle. $6.95	Three Way Diverter Valves Special valves used to switch greywater to septic systems or sewer (if you want to launder with bleach, irrigation is not needed, or it's frozen out there...) or between alternate irrigation zones in the garden. $49	Flow splitters Fittings for automated greywater distribution to multiple outlets without filtration, pumping, or a surge tank. $12/ $15
Wild Water Wisdom (article) Understanding how nature processes and reuses "wastes" is a prerequisite not only to camping responsibly, but to designing any ecological wastewater system. $4.95	Water quality testing (download) Learn water testing techniques which are an optimal combination of simple, inexpensive and accurate. Improve the design of your testing program and get more out of your interpretation of water testing results. $14.95	Grey water policy center A compilation of grey water laws, suggested improvements to gray water regulations, legality & greywater policy considerations, sample permits, public health considerations, studies, etc.
Fruit tree chart Over a hundred recommended cultivars of subtropical and low chill deciduous fruit trees—drought, frost and shade tolerance, fruit quality, bearing seasons, etc. $4.95	Maruata at the Crossroads (book) Eighty pages in Spanish with 125 photos, graphics and tables on the ecological systems design for an indigenous village in Mexico. $4.95-$24.95	Invincible bearings Learn how and why to install your own grease fittings so your bearings vastly outperform "sealed" bearings at a fraction of the cost. $4.95
Eco village house Design examples of intertwined water, wastewater, energy systems and landscaping in eco villages.	Indigenous community Description of an ecological design program in an indigenous community in Mexico.	Indoor grey water reuse Case studies, links, and references for indoor graywater reuse.
Stub outs How to construct and inspect greywater collection plumbing stub outs.	Can a 4000 ft2 Home be Green? A dicussion of the difference between designing a "deep green" home and applying "green veneer" to a conventional home.	Fecal coliform measurements Alternative measurements of water quality can help you understand coliform bacteria counts and relate them to the real world.
What does driving cost? Get the facts on how much money driving a car really costs.	Getting Clear on Greywater Lecture by Art Ludwig at the Water Conservation Showcase 4-5 pm Tuesday, May 25th, 2004 Pacific Energy Center, San Francisco California	Gray water workshop Learn design and constrution of greywater systems with Art Ludwig. October 2nd-5th 2003 Santa Fe, New Mexico
Water Storage (book) Designing, building and maintaining tanks and ponds; sustainably managing groundwater, how to make ferro cement tanks. $19.95	Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands (book) Turn water scarcity into water abundance: guide on how to conceptualize, design, and implement sustainable water-harvesting systems for your home, landscape, and community.	The Hand-Sculpted House (book) A bible of radical simplicity. A cob cottage is the ultimate expression of ecological design.