Jacky Foo commented
>Personally I feel that a soak away is a poor solution eventhough it
may be a cheap one.
>
>I failed to locate anything associated with Findhorn in my atlas that
I
>have at home and so I dont know the geographic location and background.
Its on the coast between Inverness and Aberdeen - the nearest town is Forres.
>Since it is the same latitude as southern Sweden, it probably will have the same climate.
Warmer winters, cooler summers - a much less continental climate
>Is fresh water a valuable commodity at Findhorn Bay ?
Not really.
>What are the primary food production activities of the eco-village ?
Organic vegetable growing, although there is also now an organic milk, eggs and goats cheese farm.
>I think if you draw an input output flow diagram for the various activities
>of the community, you may be able to identify uses for the effluent.
>Alternatively, the space of the greenhouse for the LM could be used
more
>efficiently to contain both wastewater treatment and food production
activities.
You can grow flowers no problem, but food would be problematic from a health and safety point of view....
>Ultimately there is a need for a "sink" for the water; could this be canals for fish cultivation ?
Again, you couldn't eat the fish without UV treatment in case they became contaminated with a virus. Also, the community is largely vegetarian. The ultimate aim is to use the water for irrigation.