Households

Recycled Water for Households - Residential, third or dual pipe recycled water schemes

There are numerous 'dual pipe' recycled water supplies to new residential areas, particularly in Australia's major cities.

This water, aside from irrigation for gardens, can be used for numerous non-potable purposes, including:

• Toilet Flushing
• Washing machine / laundry

This recycled water generally cannot be used for:

• Drinking
• Swimming pools
• Shower / bath

Please check with your supplier of recycled water and the appropriate guidelines

More information on dual pipe schemes see our section on Residential Recycled Water Schemes.

For information on greywater we recommend another website that was developed as a collaboration between Atura and the Savewater!alliance. See www.greysmart.com.au.  

The GreySmart website has a lot of information on greywater from around Australia and includes:

• Assessment of household cleaning and personal care products for use in the home when using greywater on your garden. i.e. will your greywater be garden friendly (GreySmart)? A reference document for the risk assessment methodology used to develop GreySmart can be found here
• A calculator to assess what works best for your household when considering the use of greywater and rainwater around the house. Reference document for H2OmeCalc can be found here