How Do You Dispose Of Gray Water At Burning Man?
Leave No Trace at Burning Man includes all the gray water you create with showering and doing dishes. If you have a small camp, this is the responsible way to dispose of your gray water without having to build an elaborate evaporation pond. 8/7/09: Updated Drill about 20 holes in the bottom of one of the one-gallon buckets. Stack hole-bucket inside the regular bucket OR buy a garden watering can. When washing dishes, scrape out as much of food as possible. Use paper towels to wipe out bacon grease or meat drippings. This will limit the amount of bacteria causing matter into the wash water. Water becomes grayer the longer it sits, as the bacteria is allowed to multiply. Process your gray water immediately to avoid this from happening. It’s best to do it right after you do dishes or shower. The key to this technique is diligence; treat and disburse the gray water in small batches, as you make it. Use a 5-gallon bucket to collect gray water. When the bucket is almost full, disinfect by ad
