happy birthday and...toilets

[mrsbrown]

Firstly, HAPPY BIRTHDAY astemudfoot!!!

Secondly, I've spent some time researching toilets and I'll try to put it behind a cut but I'm at work and don't have a client.


what Yass council have to say about on-site sewage treatment
http://www.yass.nsw.gov.au/environment/1532/1538.html

NSW health
http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/public-health/ehb/general/wastewater/wastewater.html

There is an exemption available if toilet is designed specifically for the premises. BUT it doesn't apply if the plans are a photocopy of standard plans.
http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/public-health/ehb/general/wastewater/adnote1.pdf

Paper on existing owner built toilets and their operation and maintenance issues
http://www.clearwater.asn.au/resources/519_1.341_TD_DavisonCompostingToiletsStudy.doc

Keywords - barrel batch, Farallones batch

A good page of links to be further investigated
http://www.clearwater.asn.au/domestic_infoexchange.cfm?showAll=true

ghd article including literature review
http://www.ghd.com.au/aptrixpublishing.nsf/AttachmentsByTitle/compostloo_appendices_pdf/$FILE/compostloo_appendices.pdf

some good stuff, especially the quote below

http://www.clearwater.asn.au/resources/523_1.322_TD_JW_DavisonCompostingtoilets.pdf

Manufactured WCTs that have been accredited by NSW Health are the Rota Loo, Dowmus and Clivus Multrum. The Enviro Loo, a waterless dessicating toilet also has approval. Advisory notes and accreditation guidelines are available from NSW Health, Gladesville or from the world wide web at: (www.health.nsw.gov.au/publichealth/ehb/general/wastewater.html). Owner-built WCTs such as the Minimus and Farallones Batch have been found to enjoy a high level of user satisfaction (Pollard et al., 1997). Plans and building instructions for these two designs can be obtained from R Flanagan, ph 02 66 886 307, email rayflanagan@hotmail.com.


Byron shire council advice on on-site waste water treatment
http://www.clearwater.asn.au/resources/456_1.371_osm_design_guidelines.pdf

There is a standard for waterless toilets - AS/NZS 1546.2:2001. It's being revised and the draft is available for free. - http://www.saiglobal.com/shop/Script/Details.asp?DocN=MSWD06928ATCRD

It refers to the main standard for a description of how to handle the leachate. The standard costs $163.15, but I think sjkasabi has full access to the standards via the university. Otherwise, we can look at them in the library and photocopy the relevant bits. AS/NZS 1547:2000 : On-site domestic wastewater management

What to do with leachate?

- separate urine from solid waste I THINK THIS IS THE BEST WAY TO GO!
- evaporate leachate - http://www.rotaloo.com/evaporator.pdf

Commercial batch based composting toilets.
http://www.rotaloo.com/

Comments

[dancinggoblin.livejournal.com]

i have actully been reading a book that talks a bit a bout worm driven toilets where the worms actully eat the waste. it says that it only needs to be emptied every three years, depending on the voulme of worms.

[mrsbrown.livejournal.com]

I'm concentrating on batch composting systems but I know of the one you mean - http://www.wormfarm.com.au/

I'm a bit confused about emptying them every three years. The average septic tank only needs to be emptied every 5-7 years.

[astemudfoot.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[sjkasabi.livejournal.com]

yes, I think I can get Australian Standards through the library - though I've just been failing to get to them via the website. I will try again tomorrow, need to go do work now GRRRR :( I will complain in person later.

This is cool, though, and while I'm here, R thought it would be fine for you to have a detailed but theoretical (so if we were interested in doing x, how would that fit with the regs?) technical conversation with Yass council. So go for it, eh?