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A rainwater collection systems designer and consultant, Ken has designed and installed residential and commercial systems, primarily in the northwest United States for more than 10 years and, in 2014, began consulting and managing builds in other states. Ken is an accredited ARCSA Professional Designer / Installer and Life Member, the Northwest Regional ARCSA representative and advisor to its education committee and is available to speak about Rainwater Collection Systems design and builds. Ken is a United States Navy veteran, having served on active duty during the Vietnam War era. A career entrepreneur, Ken created a new business focus with a commercial dive company in Hawaii in the mid 1980′s to respond to and clean up oil spills, oil spill equipment training, service and maintenance for the oil co-op service industry. Ken is passionate about having a positive impact on the environment and is also a founding director of BANK-ON-RAIN (2011-2014), whose mission is to create grassroots solutions for rainwater collection for consumption and agriculture in developing areas of the planet.
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Seattle Times: Utility Rates Could Soar – Rainwater Harvesting Saves Money


“Seattle Utility rates could soar” according to the Seattle Times Jan-22-14

A rustic house surrounded by tall trees and dense greenery.Officials at Seattle Public Utilities say they will need to raise rates about 30 percent over the next six years. “Over the past decade, the utility’s rates have gone up 96 percent, while the rate of inflation in the Seattle Tacoma area has risen 25.6 percent.”

Now is the time to have a rainwater harvesting system designed and built by a professional rainwater collection system designer/installer and save money.

Workers installing large blue septic tanks in a trench.RainBank Rainwater Systems has been designing and building rainwater harvesting systems in the greater Puget Sound area for over 10 years and is an American Rainwater Catchment Systems Association lifetime member and an accredited professional. RainBank specializes in potable supplementary whole house systems in the Seattle area.

Do you want to learn how to save money on your utilities bill? Complete the form or leave a comment below. Ken Blair will respond to your questions.

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How-to, Rainwater Harvesting Education

Rainwater Collection Lesson For Orcas Island Students

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If you think kids are only into video games, try teaching them about something they really care about – like rainwater harvesting and conservation.

Group of children and an adult near a large black tank outdoors.

RainBank’s Ken Blair and Craig Sanders from Island Irrigation recently spent an entire daywith the students from Orcas Island School K through 6th grade, teaching rainwater collection and conservation. “I don’t know who had more fun – the children or myself. The enthusiasm of the kids kept the pace of the class going from bell to bell”, said Ken.

Close-up of a worn, metallic fountain pen nib on a black surface.Ken taught a little history of rainwater collection, some science on the natural cycle of rain and a bit of math so the children could calculate how much rainwater they could collect from their home roofs. Each class will make rain gauges so they can monitor how much rain is available to fill their storage tank that RainBank installed last year for their garden-to-lunch program. “I think the children took away the need for them to conserve our resources and I am confident that they will go home and teach their parents. It was a great bunch of kids and I look forward to doing more of this”, adds Ken.

Read more about Orcas Island students and their lessons on rainwater collection here.

If you would like for your Seattle area school to participate in this type of learning, complete the form below to send a request to Ken Blair of RainBank Rainwater Catchment Systems.

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Seattle Seahawks – NFC Champions!


Close-up of a worn, metallic fountain pen nib on a black surface.RainBank Rainwater Catchment Systems would like to congratulate the Seattle Seahawks as the NFC Champions!