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 […]
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 […]
Is drinking water potable, or potable?
Here’s a small detail that comes up all the time in our industry – how to pronounce the “o” in the word “potable”. Potable water is, of course, water that’s suitable for drinking. We use the word to distinguish from graywater, which is reusable in certain ways (irrigation, toilet flush) but not for drinking, and black water, […]
Graywater, a solution to an epic drought: Melbourne Australia
At Water Recycling Systems, we enjoy sharing stories about reusing graywater from around the world. Here’s a great article from Melbourne, Australia, which survived an epic 13-year drought with massive and focused efforts to capture and use rainwater and graywater at every opportunity. “A study finds residents of Melbourne cut their water consumption in half by capturing rainwater […]