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“ Blue Springs Working Group – Volusia County September 9, 2010

“Capture The Gold – Florida Water Star SM and Rain”. “ Blue Springs Working Group – Volusia County September 9, 2010. Presented by Teresa Watkins Florida Water Star SM Specialist St. Johns River Water Management District. CONTACT INFORMATION Teresa Watkins

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“ Blue Springs Working Group – Volusia County September 9, 2010

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  1. “Capture The Gold –Florida Water StarSM and Rain” “ Blue Springs Working Group – Volusia County September 9, 2010 Presented by Teresa Watkins Florida Water StarSM Specialist St. Johns River Water Management District

  2. CONTACT INFORMATION Teresa Watkins Florida Water Star Specialist St. Johns River Water Management District Altamonte Springs Service Center 975 Keller Road Altamonte Springs, FL 32714 twatkins@sjrwmd.com (407) 659-4800 receptionist (877) 228-1658 toll-free receptionist (407) 760-3966 cell “

  3. Green Building Brands

  4. 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.

  5. Florida Water Star is currently active in SWFWMD, SFWMD and SJRWMD, interest in NWFWMD

  6. Residential Tiers Gold – SFWMD, SWFWMD and SJRWMD Launched Aug. 09 Silver – SFWMD, SWFWMD and SJRWMD Established Bronze – for use in existing homes/all Districts Being pilot-tested

  7. Program Components

  8. Cistern and Innovation Credits

  9. Vision House 2008 International Home Builders Show - Orlando Graywater System Cistern

  10. Encourage Green Design for • Florida Water Star Innovation Points • Capture the Gold – Harvest the Rain

  11. For more information visit, floridawaterstar.com

  12. Excuse Me While I Change Hats…

  13. Latest Rainwater Harvesting News • April 24, 2010 Pakistan Opens 1st Urban Rainwater Harvesting • July 7, 2010 – International Code Council Signs MOU with ARCSA for greater rainwater harvesting. • Aug 18, 2010 – EPA Recognizes Raleigh, NC ‘s Rainwater Harvesting Efforts • Sept 2, 2010 – Tapping Stormwater Runoff As A Resource – Seattle, WA • Set for July 1, 2011 – DEP Stormwater Treatment Rule Adoption

  14. 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

  15. Rainwater Harvesting History Crete 1700 BC Petra 300 BC

  16. Rainwater Harvesting History Machu Picchu

  17. 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…”

  18. Worldwide Use of Rainwater Kenya Japan Thailand Virgin Islands

  19. Florida’s Rainfall 1890 - 2005 http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/ncdc.html

  20. Irrigatio

  21. Rainwater Harvesting • Rain Gardens • Rain Barrels • Greywater Systems • Blackwater Systems • Cisterns

  22. Commercial Rainwater Harvesting Application

  23. Rebates and Affordability • 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

  24. 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. • Create interest and promote employee accreditation in rainwater harvesting certification. • Participate in rainwater harvesting organization workshops, i.e. ARCSA. • Start with rain barrels with future goals of residential, commercial, and community cisterns.

  25. Questions?

  26. Resources • Florida Water Star – http://floridawaterstar.com • Hasse, Rolk. "Brief Outline of Rainwater Harvesting History." Rainwater. DeutschesZentrumfürEntwicklungstechnologien -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

  27. 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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