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Rainwater Catchment

Rainwater Catchment Association Photo Contest

Rainwater Catchment Association Photo ContestRainBank is very pleased to announce that its submitted photo was accepted for inclusion in the new American Rainwater Catchment Systems Association marketing brochure.

ARCSA’s mission is to promote sustainable rainwater harvesting practices to help solve potable, non-potable, stormwater and energy challenges throughout the world.

ARCSA is primarily funded through individual and business memberships, business sponsorships and fees generated from delivering educational courses, webinars and printed materials.

RainBank’s Ken Blair is an accredited ARCSA Professional Designer / Installer and Life Member.

Click here to download/view the ARCSA brochure.

Rainwater Catchment, Rainwater Harvesting Education, Residential Rainwater Collection

New International Rainwater Harvesting Alliance

New International Rainwater Harvesting AllianceContinuing its efforts to promote rainwater harvesting education and propagation, The American Rainwater Catchment Systems Association and the International Rainwater Harvesting Alliance recently announced a newly formed partnership to work for the inclusion of rainwater harvesting within integrated water resource management strategies and to promote the practice of recharge, retention and use of rainwater.

The mission of IRHA, formed in 2002, is to reinforce and unify the movement of the Rainwater Harvesters and to promote rainwater harvesting as a management of a water resource.

ARCSA, whose mission is to promote sustainable rainwater harvesting practices to help solve potable, non-potable, stormwater and energy challenges throughout the world, hopes the IRHA alliance is the first many.

ARCSA and IRHA agree it is important to raise awareness, share knowledge, and increase local water capacity through rainwater harvesting techniques and project implementation, resulting in local ownership and a shift of project management to non-governmental organizations, community-based organizations, and other stakeholders in developing countries.

To learn more about this historic partnership toward developing rainwater harvesting education and awareness, please click here.

“Water Drops In Green Stem” courtesy of SweetCrisis / www.freedigitalphotos.net

 

Commercial Rainwater Harvesting, Rainwater Catchment, Residential Rainwater Collection

RainBank to Share Expertise at Rainwater Collection Conference

RainBank to Share Expertise at Rainwater Collection Conference
By Flickr user: Anne Hornyak Chicago, Illinois http://www.annehornyak.com [CC-BY-SA-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
“Seattle is a progressive city where rainwater collection is becoming mainstream – whether it be small residential supplementary systems or large scale commercial systems. All have a positive impact on storm water management and I am proud to be a part of the process. I would like to thank all my customers, past, present, and future for their commitment to helping our region’s environment.”, Ken Blair, president, RainBank Rainwater Collection Systems.

June 29, 2014 – Seattle, WA. RainBank Rainwater Collection Systems’ president Ken Blair has been invited to be a guest speaker at the American Rainwater Catchment Systems Association 2014 annual conference in Phoenix, Arizona on November 17th. Ken is honored to be recognized among his peers as a leader in rainwater collection and storm water management.

Ken will  discuss “urban rainwater case studies”, an in depth look at decentralized water systems for commercial and residential application in the Seattle area. Both potable and non potable systems designed and constructed by RainBank Rainwater Collection Systems will be highlighted, with emphasis on reduction of storm water run off.

The time is now for Seattle to be recognized as a leader in Green Storm Water Infrastructure. Protecting our natural environment from the pollutants from storm water run off is essential for our way if life in the Pacific North West.