Graywater Information

Graywater Flows Compared
Sewage Design
Flow
Graywater Design Flow Allowed
(% reduction)
Graywater Design Flow Proposed
(% reduction)
Actual 
Flow from Dose Counters
(% reduction)
Hanson Residence,
   gal/person/day
75 37.5 (50%) 37.5 (50%) 19 (75%) 
Hamblin Residence,
   gal/person/day
75 48 (36%) 37.5 (50%) 25 (66%) 
Schoonover Residence,
   gal/person/day
75 37.5 (50%) 37.5 (50%) 24 (68%) 
Salmon/Crockett Residence,
   gal/person/day
75 37.5 (50%) 37.5 (50%) 24 (68%) 
White Plains Post Office, 
   gal/day
250 12 (95%) 12 (95%) 8 (97%) 
Picturesque Landscaping, 
   gal/day
150 10 (93%) 10 (93%) .2 (99%) 
Frederick Golf Club, 
   gal/day
3,000 1,000 (33%) 50 (98%) 5.6 (99%) 
Lake Shore Athletic Complex, 
   gal/day
1,500 180 (88%) 66 (96%) 7.6 (99%) 
Sugarloaf Citizens Assn. Office, 
   gal/day
450 283.6 (37%) 100 (78%) 1.6 (99%) 
This comparison supports design flow reductions of 50% for residential graywater systems, and up to 98% for commercial graywater systems, from standard sewage design flows.