The Federal Way School District uses its RainBank installed rainwater collection system for bus and district vehicle washing. With eight 2,500 gallon tanks yielding 20,000 gallons of storage, there will be ample amounts of water for the tasks during the school year and rainy season, plus a surplus for the summer for irrigation of new plantings.
With well over 10,000 square feet of roof and an average annual rainfall of 37 inches, the school should go into the summer with full tanks and have an added 2-4 inches of rain in the summer to help keep the water storage tanks full. Ken Blair says “I like seeing more innovative ways to utilize rainfall in our region. You can’t find a better climate for rainwater harvesting than the Pacific North West”.
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.
Wow! That is so cool!! Congratulations to Federal Way School District & RainBank!
Let’s go Shoreline Schools & Seattle Schools!!!