Water Storage: Tanks, Cisterns, Aquifers, and Ponds for

Water Storage: Tanks, Cisterns, Aquifers, and Ponds for Art Ludwigs mission is to develop systems and share information for a higher uality of life with lower ecological impactOptimal integrated design has been his day job since 1980 His specialty is complex deep green integrated systems of systems for water waste water energy shelter transportation etcHe takes a serious engineers eye to developing simple mostly DIY solutions that really work long term which he publishes unpatented into the public domainAt UC Berkeley he developed the first laundry detergent biocompatible with plants and soil and founded a successful manufacturing business to distribute itHis top selling books Create an Oasis with Greywater Water Storage and his Laundry to Landscape DVD contain numerous original innovations including the Branched Drain and Laundry to Landscape greywater systems His 500 page website oasisdesignnet is top ranked for a wide range of topicsArt has worked professionally on building codes in three states He is in regular consultation with health zoning and elected officials about sustainability policyHis uantitative analysis of the health risks of greywater smoothed the way forrational regulation of greywater in California where he played a major role in the crafting of the new standardsHe dedicates approximately a thousand hours a year to public interest research and activismHe lives with his family in a canyon above Santa Barbara in a deep green house surrounded by fruit trees