Events

Multnomah County Green Team’s

***Oregon Graywater Re-use Forum***

Co-sponsored by ReCode Portland and the Portland Office of Sustainable Development

Tuesday, April 8th, 3-5 pm

Lovejoy Room, Portland City Hall

1221 SW 4th Ave. Portland  OR  97204

*Background*

Graywater is water derived from household use, excluding water with human body wastes (known as blackwater).  Approximately 65% of water used for interior uses can be recycled as graywater.  In Portland, this equals about 68 gallons of water per person per day that could be used for exterior irrigation, if graywater became legally accessible to Oregonians.

The leveling and relatively imminent decline in the world’s fossil fuel production lags somewhat behind global warming in the process of societal awakening. Portland’s Peak Oil Task Force did some fine work in highlighting the issues we’ll all face as energy supplies become tighter and much more expensive. Their report contained a number of useful recommendations and preparatory work for the City’s consideration.