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Seattle Businesses and Utilities Reduce Costs With Rainwater Harvesting


Close-up of a worn, metallic fountain pen nib on a black surface.Since irrigation and water closets consume the majority of water in commercial buildings, many Seattle businesses and utilities are finding cost savings by installingrainwater collection systems.

Using rainwater for irrigation and water

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closets, companies are not only saving a significant amount of money from the municipal water company, but also on sewage charges since sewage is based on the amount of water used.

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Safety Standard Set for Rainwater Collection and Harvesting


Close-up of a worn, metallic fountain pen nib on a black surface.A joint effort between the American Society of Plumbing Engineers (ASPE) and American Rainwater Catchment Systems Association has resulted in the publication of a safety standard for rainwater collection and harvesting.

ARCSA/ASPE/ANSI 63-2013: Rainwater Catchment Systems was approved as an American National Standard by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) on November 14, 2013.For details, please visit ARCSA.org

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Seattle Commercial Rainwater Collection Tank Installation


Two large metallic grain silos with a ladder between them.RainBank recently completed construction of three steel rainwater collection tanks for the Vulcan Project in South Lake Union. Seattle.All three tanks will be used for toilet flushing and irrigation.Reducing stormwaterfor commercial projects is a direct approach to stormwater runoff and reducing pollution in the Puget Sound.

Ken Blair, President of RainBank LLC states, “RainBank installs steel tanks for commercial rainwater harvesting applications.A factory approved installer of CorGal water tanks, RainBank has also participated in numerous projects for Braley-Gray andAssociates in Seattle, WA and Portland, OR.”

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Through landscaping irrigation, large commercial projects are infiltrating stormwater from rainwater collection rather than sending it down storm drains. Since toilets are the larger use of city water, harvested rainwater for toilet flushing can mitigate up to 70 percent of water used at a commercial building.

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