The alternative to the modern (highly inefficient) toilet

["MacCormac, Deborah" <Deborah.MacCormac@dep.state.fl.us>]

Thanks for the feedback Richard, you know the cistern thing on the roof
sounds like a simple soution, but this option has been available to the world
for as long as the traditional toilet and not caught on. The retrofit issues
and the rain dependent factor make it a "questionable", if not "unrealistic"
fix in today's world. 
I was thinking more of something along the lines of a "box or contraption"
that fits over the top of any standard toilet tank, over the tank itself.
Easy to install, everyone could pop it into place. It's what's inside the
"box" that the P2 minds in this decade should be able to create. Simple,
effective, inexpensive and environmentally benign. Any more ideas? We're
talking 27% of domestic water use here. One good idea here and we could
change the world!!
Deborah MacCormac
FDEP - P2 - Orlando 

	-----Original Message----- 
	From: Illig, Richard [mailto:rillig@state.pa.us] 
	Sent: Fri 15-Mar-02 1:12 PM 
	To: 'Sandy Rock '; Donald Sutherland; p2tech@great-lakes.net;
Handzo,John 
	Cc: 
	Subject: RE: Potable Drinking Water & Wastewater 
	
	


	        Every house should have a roof-mounted method for collecting
rain
	water.  It could be collected in an attic tank, plumbed to toilets,
or an
	outside faucet for lawn/garden/car washing, and wouldn't even require
	electricity.  Even a small 250 gallon heating fuel-type tank, once
filled,
	would deliver quite a few flushes at 1.5gpf.
	
	
	
	
	-----Original Message-----
	From: Sandy Rock [mailto:srock@pprc.org]
	Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 11:06 AM
	To: Donald Sutherland; p2tech@great-lakes.net; Handzo,John
	Subject: RE: Potable Drinking Water & Wastewater
	
	
	The Japanese have a wonderful invention that drains the graywater
from
	handwashing (after using the toilet) at the tap/sink on top of the
tank into
	the tank to be used for flushing. It's a start anyway!  Sandy Rock
	---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
	From: "Handzo,John" <jghandzo@deq.state.va.us>
	Reply-To: "Handzo,John" <jghandzo@deq.state.va.us>
	Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2002 07:43:53 -0500
	
	>I've found data on this subject from 2 sources:
	>BOCA National Plumbing code manual used by municipal building
inspectors 
	>Water Environment Federation has data on this topic
http://www.wef.org/
	>
	>Hope this helps.
	>       -----Original Message-----
	>       From:   Donald Sutherland
	[SMTP:donaldsutherland-iso14000@worldnet.att.net]
	>       Sent:   Wednesday, March 13, 2002 4:15 PM
	>       To:     p2tech@great-lakes.net
	>       Subject:        Potable Drinking Water & Wastewater
	>
	>       I am researching national wastewater reuse programs.
	>       
	>       Can someone lead me to a source who can tell me on average
what
	percentage of daily potable drinking water is used by households for
toilet
	and washing functions?
	>       
	>       Thanks for your help.
	>       
	>       Cheers,
	>       Donald Sutherland
	>
	>
	
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