The Montgomery County,
Maryland, government renovated this Gothic Dairy Barn (Linden
Farm) and leases it to the Sugarloaf Citizens Association.
Both the County and the Association agreed that the NutriCycle
System was consistent with their environmental health goals,
and that the alternative, a mound septic system, was not.
The negative air pressure
in the toilets keeps the restrooms odor-free.
The
Clivus accommodates 2 toilets and can easily handle heavy usage
from large meetings or picnics. About 3 bushels of compost are
generated per year. The compost is recycled to shrubbery around
the building.
The liquid fertilizer
(composted urine) is stored as it accumulates in this 300 gallon
tank.
Liquid
fertilizer is spread on grassed areas (nutrient recycling) twice
a year by way of mobile tank and a bumber drip line.
The
graywater dosing station sends graywater to the flowerbed. There
is no septic tank. In this photo, the station is ready for piping
and back filling level with the grade.
In
this flowerbed, the nutrients in graywater are recycled to the
vegetation, and clean water is returned to the groundwater.
