Greywater definition

Greywater means all liquid wastes from showers, baths, sinks, kitchens and domestic washing facilities, but does not include toilet wastes;

Greywater means waste water from bath tubs, showers, laundry troughs and clothes washing machines, but excludes water from kitchens, dishwashing machines and toilets.

Greywater means the untreated wastewater that has not come into contact with toilet waste. Greywater includes wastewater from bathtubs, showers, bathroom wash basins, clothes washing machines, laundry tubs and other wastewater which does not present a threat from contamination by unhealthy processing, manufacturing or operating wastes. It does not include wastewater from kitchen sinks or dishwashers.

Examples of Greywater in a sentence

• Greywater - all liquid wastes from showers, baths, sinks, kitchens, and domestic washing facilities but not including toilet wastes.

• Greywater includes used water from bathtubs, showers, bathroom wash basins, and water from clothes washing machines, and laundry tubs.

• Greywater from the main camp may use sumps pending approval from an Inspector.

• Greywater includes wastewater from bathtubs, showers, bathroom wash basins, clothes washing machines, laundry tubs and other wastewater which does not present a threat from contamination by unhealthy processing, manufacturing or operating wastes.

• Greywater re-use is referenced in the National Water Act (NWA) under "the use of water containing waste for irrigation purposes", a "controlled activity" requiring a wastewater irrigator to obtain a licence.

More Definitions of Greywater

Greywater means domestic type flows from bathtubs, showers, bathroom sinks, washing machines, dishwashers, and kitchen or utility sinks. Greywater does not include flow from a toilet or urinal.

Greywater means wastewater generated from domestic activities such as laundry, dishwashing, and bathing. Greywater does not include sewage.

Greywater means untreated wastewater that has not been contaminated by any toilet discharge; that is unaffected by infectious, contaminated, or unhealthy bodily wastes; and does not present a threat from contamination by unhealthful processing, manufacturing, or operating wastes. “Greywater” includes but is not limited to wastewater from bathtubs, showers, washbasins, clothes washing machines (unless soiled diapers are serviced), laundry tubs, and kitchen sinks.

Greywater means liquid waste from a dwelling or other building produced by bathing, laundering, or food preparation activities or from drainage associated with these sources and specifically excluding wastewater and septage;

Greywater means wastewater coming from domestic equipment (i.e. bathtubs, showers, sinks, dishwashers, washing machines) or a source other than toilets wastes. It is not sanitary and shall be treated by the onsite sewage treatment system to limit pollution and health risks.

Greywater means untreated, used household water that does not contain human waste and does not come from a toilet or urinal. It includes water from:

Greywater means domestic type flows from bath- tubs, showers, bathroom sinks, washing machines, dishwash- ers, and kitchen or utility sinks. Greywater does not include flow from a toilet or urinal.