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Blue Springs Working Group – Volusia CountySeptember 9, 2010
Presented by Teresa WatkinsFlorida Water StarSM Specialist
St. Johns River Water Management District
“Capture The Gold –Florida Water StarSM and Rain”
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CONTACT INFORMATION
Teresa Watkins Florida Water Star SpecialistSt. Johns River Water Management District Altamonte Springs Service Center975 Keller RoadAltamonte Springs, FL 32714twatkins@sjrwmd.com(407) 659-4800 receptionist(877) 228-1658 toll-free receptionist(407) 760-3966 cell
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Green Building Brands
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Florida Water StarSM is a voluntary certification program for new and existing residential and commercial developments that encourages water efficiency in household appliances, plumbing fixtures, irrigation systems and landscapes.
Florida Water Star is currently active in SWFWMD, SFWMD and SJRWMD, interest in NWFWMD
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Residential Tiers
Gold – SFWMD, SWFWMD and SJRWMD Launched Aug. 09
Silver – SFWMD, SWFWMD and SJRWMDEstablished
Bronze – for use in existing homes/all Districts Being pilot-tested
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Program Components
Landscape• Appropriate plantings• Percent turf and percent drought tolerant
Irrigation• Micro-irrigation• Reduced high volume
Indoors• Water-efficient toilets, showerheads, and faucets• Water-efficient dish and clothes washers
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Cistern and Innovation Credits
Vision House 2008
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Cistern Graywater System
International Home Builders Show - Orlando
Encourage Green Design for
Florida Water Star Innovation Points
Capture the Gold – Harvest the Rain
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For more information visit, floridawaterstar.com
Excuse Me While I Change Hats…
Latest Rainwater Harvesting News
• Aug 18, 2010 – EPA Recognizes Raleigh, NC ‘s Rainwater Harvesting Efforts
• July 7, 2010 – International Code Council Signs MOU with ARCSA for greater rainwater harvesting.
• Sept 2, 2010 – Tapping Stormwater Runoff As A Resource – Seattle, WA
• April 24, 2010 Pakistan Opens 1st Urban Rainwater Harvesting
• Set for July 1, 2011 – DEP Stormwater Treatment Rule Adoption
Why collect rainwater?
• Allows for smart use of abundant resource
• Conserves groundwater and surface water supplies
• Can reduce volume and impact of flooding
• Can reduce erosion of sediment• Can reduce water quality impact of
nutrients and chemicals• Reduces water consumption from
cities’ main sources, reducing the use of pumps, electricity and energy
• Rainwater is soft – doesn’t cause scale in pipes, water heaters, or stain laundry.
Sanibel Island cisterns
Rainwater Harvesting History
Petra 300 BC
Crete 1700 BC
Rainwater Harvesting History
Machu Picchu
Thomas Jefferson - Monticello
“I have endeavored to constitute a supply of water at Monticello by cisterns for receiving and preserving the rain water falling on my buildings. these would furnish me 600. galls of water a day…”
Worldwide Use of Rainwater
Thailand
Japan
Kenya
Virgin Islands
Florida’s Rainfall 1890 - 2005
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/ncdc.html
Irrigatio
Rainwater Harvesting
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• Rain Gardens• Rain Barrels• Greywater
Systems• Blackwater
Systems• Cisterns
Commercial Rainwater Harvesting Application
Rebates and Affordability
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Montgomery County, MD.• $500 Rebate for rain barrels with 500
gallons or more with at or higher than 20% ROI.
• Above ground tank 275 Gal. IBC Tote $150.00
• Gutters, downspouts $5 - $20 linear ft*
• Offset downspout diverter $60.00
• Rain barrel topper $30.00
• Overflow pipe $22.00
• Solar panel, pump, control unit $750.00
* Depending on materials, amount
www.arcsa.org
How Can Local Government Help?
• Research how your city, county, utility can invest, promote rainwater harvesting.
• Educate staff, elected officials on value of rainwater harvesting.
• Bring local government and interagency departments together to discuss partnerships, legal impediments, and solutions to rainwater harvesting.
• Participate in rainwater harvesting organization workshops, i.e. ARCSA.
• Create interest and promote employee accreditation in rainwater harvesting certification.
• Start with rain barrels with future goals of residential, commercial, and community cisterns.
Questions?
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Resources
• Florida Water Star – http://floridawaterstar.com
Hasse, Rolk. "Brief Outline of Rainwater Harvesting History." Rainwater. Deutsches Zentrum für Entwicklungstechnologien -GATE, 1989. Web. 9 Sep 2010. <http://wgbis.ces.iisc.ernet.in/energy/water/paper/drinkingwater/rainwater/introduction.html>.
• Harvesting H2o http://www.harvesth2o.com/
• Rainwater calculations http://www.waterwalltanks.com/storage/fatboy-650-gallon-rainwater-tank/Catchment_calc.pdf
• Bucklin, Ray. "Cisterns To Collect Non-Potable Water For Domestic Use." University of Florida Extension - Solutions For Your Life. University of Florida, 2009. Web. 9 Sep 2010. <http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ae029 >.
• [NOTE: Italicize "University of Florida Extension - Solutions For Your Life"]
• EPA Recognizes NC Water Re-use green infrastructure project http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/2ac652c59703a4738525735900400c2c/df971454381c9d2185257783005c30b6!OpenDocument
Resources• International Code Council Signs MOU with ARCSA For Greater
Rainwater Harvesting http://www.arcsa.org/files/IntlCodeCouncilARCSA-MOU.pdf
• Tapping Stormwater Runoff As A Resource http://www.djc.com/news/en/12021259.html
• Florida Keys Rainwater Harvesting Cistern Rebate pdf http://www.fkaa.com/Cistern%20Rebate%20web%20form.pdf
• DEP Stormwater Treatment Rule Development• http://www.dep.state.fl.us/water/wetlands/erp/rules/stormwater/
index.htm
• Reasons To Use Rainwater http://www.hurricanewatersystem.com/rainwaterone.html
• Photograph of flower and raindrop -Bettina La Plante – Kohler http://www.h2ovisions.com/category/photo-gallery/
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