[Jeremy Sison]

Emily,
I have a client here in San Diego (Rancho Bernardo) who is rebuilding their home that burned in the 07 fires. They want to irrigate 2 level areas on the property with a grey water leachfields. I did some research and the state of California has guidelines as part of the California Plumbing Code (CPC). Here is the link http://www.documents.dgs.ca.gov/bsc/Title_24/documents/2007/2007%20Part%206/2007-CPC-Errata.pdf The gray water section starts in Appendix G or page 38 of the PDF.

This is my first time exploring the design, permitting and installation of a gray water system. I still need to find out if it is legal in San Diego county. If you or anyone else has an info or experience with any of these aspects of a grey water system I’d really appreciate the insight.

Jeremy

[Jeremy Sison]

No problem. Spread the word!!

[Jeremy Sison]

Ah, yeah Kate!!!! That a girl!! Way to stick-up for our home team. Us SD natives have to keep these blow-in transplants in check when talking trash about the Pads. One year they will win it all. Might not be in our life times but it will happen.

[Jeremy Sison]

Ty,

The book that Andrew suggested in the comments for the group, “California Native Plants for the Garden”
by Carol Bornstein, David Fross, Bart O’Brien, is a great resource. Mainly because it has lots of good pictures of Cal Natives to present to a client.

Another selling point is that by planting California natives one will provide habitat for sensitive fauna that are dependent on indigenous plant communities. The 2 that come to mind for coastal southern California are the Coastal California Gnatcatcher and the Least Bell’s Verio. Gnatcatchers are dependent on Coastal Sage Scrub and the insects tht they attract and Least Bells Verio live in Willow Scrub.

Another reason is water rationing but most plants from similar climates (mediterranean) have similar water needs.

yet another reason is that we’ve lost many of our plant communites to fire and development. Most people don’t even know what plants are native and which aren’t. Many people believe that Eucalyptus, Canary Island Date Palms and ice plant are cal natives. Southern California has lost much of it’s natural identity. Planting Cal Natives can help restore the balance and educate at the same time.

Here is a link to a website showcasing several homes in Balboa Park area that have Cal Native yards. http://www.cnpssd.org/SDLandscapes/Site/Home.html.

The Audoboun Center on Buena Vista Lagoon on Coast Highway at the Southern edge of Oceanside has a nice natives garden as well. Taking a client by one of these gardens will give them an idea of how natives look in a residental setting.

Here is a link to an article that Greg Rubin of California’s Own wrote about landscaping with natives http://www.cnpssd.org/pachortjul07rubin.pdf His website has lots of photos and info as well http://www.calown.com/index.html and the San Diego Chapter of the California Native Plant Society is a wealth of information http://www.cnpssd.org/

Hope this helps.

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