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The salty sea water could even become the water to flush your toilet with as one use for the waste?! I agree with the above, the scale of the proposed system shouldn't lead to sealife issues.


I don't think running saltwater through a toilet is straightforward. You would need higher quality parts, more frequent valve maintenance, and downstream waste processing equipped to handle the salt.


Just as a reference, 80% of toilets in Hong Kong are flushed with seawater: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_supply_and_sanitation_in...


Sailboats use sea water in their toilets all the time but using it would require two systems, one fresh and another brackish. Very doable but more expensive. I believe they've also use grey water for toilets and plants but again it requires splitting the systems and having storage.




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