Greywater
Water reuse is important due to drought and finite water resources. Reusing household wastewater is a great way to conserve water.
Household wastewater can be divided into two separate waste streams:
- Blackwater is household wastewater that is contaminated by faeces and urine arising from toilets and urinals.
- Greywater is non-toilet wastewater such as wastewater from showers, baths, spas, washing machines, laundry troughs, dishwashers and kitchen sinks.
Household wastewater reuse options fall into two categories:
- diversion of untreated greywater for immediate reuse
- installation of systems to collect and treat household wastewater and reuse the resulting effluent. Systems that collect, treat and reuse household wastewater from individual households must be approved by the Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA). A permit to install such a system is required from Council. Application to Install Greywater System.
Visit the Environment Protection Authority for more information regarding greywater systems.