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Events

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July 13th 
  • Oakland, CA. Near Lake Merrit

  • Time: 11am to 3 pm

  • We'll be building a wetland for shower water to irrigate raised beds.  The site has a pre-existing greywater system from the washing machine that irrigates 5 fruit trees. 
  • This workshop is full.

Saturday July 19th: Hands-On Greywater Installation Workshop.
  • Time: 11am-3pm
  • Location: Silverlake (You'll get an email with directions once registered)
  • Cost: $30-$40 sliding-scale
To register: email Matt.   mosauce (at) gmail (dot) com      Space is very limited so register early!

Workshop will include a presentation on greywater reuse, the design process of the system we'll be building, and the construction of a greywater system from the washing machine to ornamental of plants. Activities will involve digging, measuring, cutting pipes, observing, and more! 

Sunday July 20th: Presentation: How to Disengage from the Water Grid: With Greywater, Rainwater, and Composting Toilets.
  • Time: 7:30- 9:00
  • Location: LA Ecovillage 117 Bimini Place, Los Angeles, 90004
  • Cost: $10 (no one turned away)
For more info contact Lois at the LA Ecovillage 213/738-1254 <crsp (at) igc (dot) org>

How to Disengage from the Water Grid- with Rainwater, Greywater, and Composting Toilets. We will connect the water in our lives to local and global water struggles, look at rainwater as a resource, explore options of reusing greywater, and contemplate waterless (composting) toilets. From the apartment, to the house, to the city, ecological sanitation offers a path to a sustainable and just water future.

Monday, July 21; Greywater Design Workshop.
  • Location: 3983 East Blvd. Mar Vista, CA 90066
  • Time: 7-9pm
  • Cost: $25
To register: Email Ray Cirino <cobanation (at) yahoo.com>  (Once registered you'll be emailed a worksheet to fill out before the workshop to help you think through your future greywater system.)

Greywater Design Workshop; Interested in reusing your greywater? Want to learn more about it and how to build your own system? Come to our design workshop. We'll present you with information on the most common, low-tech, low-cost, effective, residential greywater systems. Then we'll break into groups and help you plan a system for your own home. Participants will be emailed a greywater planning sheet, that you'll fill out and bring to the workshop.

Tuesday, July 22; Reconnect to the Water Cycle with Rainwater, Greywater and Composting Toilets.
  • Location: Environmental Nature Center, 1601 16th Street, Newport Beach, CA 92663, 949-645-8489
  • Time: 7pm
  • Cost: $10 to 30 (pay what you can)
Interested in cutting your water bill in half while growing a beautiful garden? Learn how as we explore low-cost, low-tech. options for safe and simple greywater reuse, rainwater catchment and waterless composting toilets.

For questions about the event please contact Evan Little at 949.939.9687 or evan@volklinvestmentsinc.com


This is a typical agenda and basic information for a workshop.
  • Saturday or Sunday (rain or shine)

  • Time: 11am to 3 pm

  • Agenda will include a greywater presentation, details of the system design process, yummy lunch, hands on construction of a low-tech, simple, greywater irrigation system. The water usually irrigates fruit trees, herbs, pollinator attracting flowers, or large annual plants (like tomatoes). 
  • Registration by email