Members of the Central Coast Greywater Alliance can evaluate your home’s potential for greywater reuse and guide you through the permitting process. All members of the Central Coast Greywater Alliance are plumbing, landscaping, and/or environmental engineering professionals who are committed to creating code-compliant greywater systems.
| RESIDENTIAL GREYWATER SYSTEM INSTALLERS | Contact Information |
| Aqua Green Landscape Irrigation Santa Cruz County | Chris Elliot (831) 251-7362 |
| Bay Maples Wild California Gardens Santa Clara County | Alan Hackler (408) 391-0647 |
| Burkhardt Construction Santa Cruz County | Sam Burkhardt (831) 212-7019 |
| A1 Arbor Tree Service, Inc. Santa Clara County, SF Bay Area | Michelle Ford (415) 500-5559 |
| Dakota Bertsch Landscape Architecture Monterey, Santa Cruz & Santa Clara Counties | Dakota Bertsch (831) 291-5253 dak@DBLAdesign.com |
| Ecological Concerns, Inc. Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Monterey Counties | Josh Fodor (831) 459-0656 |
| Handy Dan Construction and Greenwise Landscaping Monterey/San Benito Counties | Dan Finklea (831) 643-9911 |
| Love’s Gardens Santa Cruz County | Golden Love (831) 471-9100 |
| Monterey Greywater Group Monterey County | David Glover (831) 402-8229 |
| Paradise Garden & Landscape Santa Clara County | Jackie Marsey (408) 691-9358 jcmarsey@gmail.com |
| Pervious Products Santa Clara County, SF Bay Area | Ryan Marlinghaus (888)-752-5742 |
| Shubha Landscape Design, Inc. Santa Clara County | Shubha Fulambarkar (408) 802-3439 fshubha@gmail.com |
| Terra Bella Landscaping Santa Cruz County | Nikos Lynch (831) 818-3184 |
| Terra Nova Ecological Landscaping Santa Cruz County | Ken Foster (831) 425-3514 |
| WaterSprout San Francisco Bay Area, Monterey Bay Area | John Russell info@watersprout.org |
| COMMERCIAL/MULTI-FAMILY GREYWATER SYSTEM INSTALLERS | Contact Information |
| Biosphere Consulting Santa Cruz County | Andrew Brownstone (831) 430-9116 |
| Kanso Water Technology San Francisco Bay Area, Monterey Bay Area | (831) 425-1251
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| WaterSprout San Francisco Bay Area, Monterey Bay Area | John Russell info@watersprout.org |
California greywater installers working in areas outside the Central Coast are listed at greywateraction.org
For design consultation worldwide, or books and DVDs on greywater systems contact Oasis Design
What to Expect from a Professional Greywater Consultation & Installation
In order to avoid maintenance and environmental health issues, simple and complex permitted greywater systems should be designed carefully by an experienced professional.
The collection plumbing inside or underneath the house should be performed by a licensed plumber who is familiar with the installation of 3-way valves and conserving the height of fall. If your greywater source is from a bathroom sink or shower/tub, you or your installer are legally required to apply for a construction permit so that the system can be inspected to assure code compliance.
The greywater disposal or irrigation system outside the house should be designed and installed by a licensed landscape professional or environmental engineer. The irrigation system should be designed to ensure that the estimated daily flow from your greywater source(s) match your soil’s infiltration capacity and the irrigation needs of your existing or planned landscape. Irrigation system installation will require digging narrow trenches, mulch basins, and careful pipe installation. Upon the completion and inspection of the greywater installation, the installer should provide you with a map that locates all system components and an operations and maintenance manual. If you are uncomfortable maintaining your greywater system, you should set up a maintenance contract with your installer to ensure optimum system performance. The key to success of your greywater system is a good design and active participation by the user(s) to follow the guidelines in the maintenance manual!