Installing our first Contech Bio-Filter
Check out WRS’s latest Rainwater / Stormwater System located in Hermosa Beach, CA. This 2,000 gallon tank is actually a Contech bio-filter! The bio-filter collects and filters Rainwater by letting it percolate through dirt. The filtered Rainwater will be used for irrigation. With a few additional levels of filtration this Rainwater could be legally used for […]
Trust in Experience
California’s recent storms have brought water reuse to the forefront. All around the globe people are asking one question. How do I save water? Water Recycling Systems (WRS) has the answer. Trust our experience. No other Water Recycling company has our hard earned knowledge. No other Water Recycling company can list; Eataly LA, The City of Santa […]
Will Winter Storms bring Drought relief?
California’s winter is off to a great start with large swaths of the state seeing significant, and much needed, snow and rainfall. As we’re all aware the last three years have been California’s driest on record. Reservoirs across the American West are being hit hard, with many far below average levels. But will this newest […]
One South – Recycling Rainwater for an entire community
One South is a large scale mixed used community located in Redondo Beach, California. With 52 housing units and 6 commercial properties the facility needed an effective and economic way to capture and reuse Rainwater. Luckily Los Angeles’s most experienced Greywater and Rainwater reuse company, Water Recycling Systems (WRS), was right in the neighborhood! WRS […]
The NRDC and Water Recycling Systems in Los Angeles
Located in the heart of Downtown Santa Monica is the Los Angeles branch of The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), a world renowned non-profit organization with a long history of fighting for sustainability and action on climate change. Earlier this year The Robert Redford Building, the home of The NRDC in LA, underwent a massive […]
Tracking Rainfall across Los Angeles
It’s undeniable that Los Angeles, along with the rest of the western United States, is experiencing severe drought. But how much rain falls in LA, and specifically WHERE it falls, may surprise you. For example one area of LA County has already seen over 33 inches of rainfall this year alone! How do we know […]
Eataly + WRS = Water Conservation
It’s a rare occurrence when the city of Los Angeles gets something “new”, this town has seen it all. But late last year something “new” appeared at the Westfield Century City Mall, and we at WRS are proud to have been part of its creation. We’re talking about Eataly LA! This sprawling 67,000 square foot culinary outpost features […]
L.A.’S New LID Stormwater Regulations And The Broadway Job
In early 2015 the city of Los Angeles embarked on an unprecedented campaign to capture, control, and reuse stormwater. New rules and regulations, titled L.I.D (Low Impact Development), were put into place to define how both residential and commercial developments capture and control their stormwater. A major tenant of LID states that any new development […]
When Water Supplies Plummet, So Do Property Values
Among the many issues associated with the drought (financial hits to the agricultural sector and the degradation of delicate ecosystems) is one that quite literally hits close to home. The lesser known drought-related detriment is the surprising decrease in property values. How is it that a state whose water use is 80% accounted for by […]
It Doesn’t Have To Be This Way!
Now that the drought conditions have managed to surpass the pinnacle of extremity, we’re starting to see the changes that come as a result. An immediately apparent change has been home landscaping. People are either not watering their lawns and letting them turn brown, or uprooting their grass, and in turn landscaping with drought resistant (low water […]