You're right, Bobert, there might be rules, but this village is a kind of odd little place that is surrounded by Fort Worth. I have been thinking about maybe filtering through sand into a modified French drain into a gardening area. I've had this thought before, about the permaculture process, but never acted on it. A friend of mine went and bought a 3000 gallon tank after we had a similar conversation (he will use it as a cistern, and that was what I was originally thinking about). But a plastic channel, filled with sand and with periodic outlets into a garden area might be a good way to "filter" gray water and avoid any possible odors of shampoo or dishwater. I'd have to find a different laundry soap before I used that water.

Think about it--by just using gray water, you all of a sudden have a lot more water and actually could flood out your garden, if you put a day's worth out every day--we use so much. It means you need more garden or to use less water. Or something like that.

SRS