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Title: The Water Book: Find it, move it, store it, clean it... use it
By: Judith Thornton of Water Works

Paperback 160 pages (September 22, 2005)
Publisher: Centre for Alternative Technology
ISBN: 1902175239

For anyone setting up a complete water system from scratch, The Water Book is the definitive guide to managing your H2O. Covering all the potential sources of water, this book shows you how to find, connect, maintain, treat and store water, making it safe to drink in the most environmentally sound way possible.

 
 

Title: Lifting the Lid: An Ecological Approach to Toilet Systems (New Futures)
By: Peter Harper, Louise Halestrap of Centre for Alternative Technology

Paperback 160 pages (December 31, 1999)
Publisher: Centre for Alternative Technology
ISBN: 1898049793

examines alternatives to the flush toilet, how to manage your household's output of sewage, conserve water, and turn a potential pollutant into a nutrient for use in improving the environment. It includes chapters on the biology of breakdown, how to choose a composting toilet, maximising septic tanks, utilising grey water in the garden, and designing twin-vault toilets.

 
 

Title: Create an Oasis with Greywater
By: Art Ludwig of Oasis Design

Paperback (February 2000)
Publisher: Oasis Design,U.S.
ISBN: 0964343304

Topics include: Why to use or not use grey water, health guidelines, grey water sources, irrigation requirements, 20 system examples and selection chart, biocompatible cleaners, grey water plumbing principles and components, maintenance and troubleshooting, freezing, rain, preserving soil quality , storing rainwater, compendium of common grey water errors and preferred practices.

 
 

Title: Sewage Solutions: Answering the Call of Nature (Third Edition, 2005)
By: Nick Grant, Mark Moodie, Chris Weedon of Elemental Solutions

Paperback 190 pages (July 14, 2005)
Publisher: Centre for Alternative Technology
ISBN: 1902175263

Covers: reed beds, septic tanks, cesspools, waste stabilisation ponds, how to collect and use urine and the water from kitchen and bathroom and composting toilets.