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Posted Sat Jul 11 2009: from Portland Oregonian:
Oregon opens the tap wider for recycling gray water as demand grows, supplies wane http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1247328143
 Oregonians have long recycled bottles, paper and cans. But now water? Yes, the estimated 40 gallons a day per person that drains from the shower, kitchen sink, washing machine. It is known as gray water, and all of it could water the lawn, the vegetable garden -- or go into the toilet tank for a "free" flush. That's if Oregon, which faces a population surge in a time of uncertain water supplies, follows the example of water-starved cities such as Tucson, Ariz., which requires many new structures to be plumbed to make use of gray water.
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If only there was a more poetic term for "gray water"... muted silver water? smoky slate water?

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