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Grey Water

Greywater is a new water concept that is being put into action across the United States. It is cheaper and less electricity intensive than the regular system of treating water.
A good way to understand Greywater is to think of backwater as sewage and white water as tap water.

In the middle is Greywater. Greywater is water that has undergone an abridged purification process. It has been filtered, and any harmful impurities have been removed, but it does not undergo some of the expensive chemical treatments that make 'White water.'

To be certain, Greywater is safe for use for use for a variety of purposes. You can use it to garden, wash clothes, dishes and your home and it can even be used to bath or shower in (though that use was left out of the calculations for revenue). Greywater is basically indiscernible from regular water, and a fantastic alternative to current water treatment system.

H.I.P. design.

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What Is H.I.P. And How Does It Work?

H.I.P. , or___, is a proposed supplementary water filtering system that will recycle waste water known as Greywater, produce Hydroelectric energy and allow the local government to provide free or cheaper water to the denizens of Ambler with a decreased impact to the environment. The system is based on a simple mechanism: Gravity.

The main filtering facility (pictured) is about the size of an average water tower. It avoids looking out-of-place because it is buried underground, with only about 10 feet of the top exposed. Waste water flows in from outside storage tanks and enters the first tank where it passes through progressivly finer filters. As it moves to the second, lower tank it turns a turbine that generates hydroelectric energy.

In the second tank, The water undergoes chemical treatment. Through processes know as aeration little bubbles of water rise to the surface removing impurities like Radon. During another, simultaneous process called coagulation Lime and Alum are added to the water, creating large clumps of impurities called flocs which are removed in one last filter.

The water is now at the bottom of the tank. It is drawn through a pipe and then pumped to the surface using the electricity generated by the turbines to be sent to the rest of the community.

Funding H.I.P.

Ambler local government will be able to benefit from providing this service. The greywater provided from H.I.P., if charged at the same rate as regular water, will provide more than enough money to pay for itself. The revenue generated is calculable.

Th average American's monthly water bill is $51(that's calculated for individuals not households). Those 51 dollars pay for a specific quantity of water, 61% of which can be provided by H.I.P, (Washing Machines, Toilets and External Use makes up 61% of an average household's water use.) Multiply the to figures together and you find out the bill sent to H.I.P.: $31.62. There are 6,227 people living in Ambler.

This leaves H.I.P.'s monthly revenue at $196,897.74. The yearly revenue is $2,362,772.88 which is, after the Debt has been paid off, completely at the tax payer's disposal.