Both commercial and residential rainwater collection customers are expressing more interest than ever before, which is a large part of the reason thatRainBank Rainwater Systems has seena 50% bump in growthover the last year.

Architectural and engineering firms are including rainwater collection systems in their designs. Cities, and counties throughout the state are beginning to understand the connection between stormwater management and rainwater collection.

Developers are saving money on large water bills with rainwater collection, while complying with he “Green Storm water Infrastructure” (GSI). Green building and low impact development are becoming more popular with the general public. Residential customers, new construction and retrofits are recognizing the long-term cost savings, water quality, and security of a more decentralized water system. As a whole, the public is becoming more environmentally aware of our environmental impact and are finding ways to make that impact positive.

County and City planners, building departments, and health departments need to have the tools to make proper choices of acceptance, promotion, code and permitting of rainwater collection systems. RainBank’s president, Ken Blair is the American Rainwater Catchment Systems Association’s (ARCSA) Northwest regional representative and canschedulean ARCSA workshop for those civil departments, engineering and architectural firms this summer in Seattle. Interested parties please contact Kenusing the contact form, or directly at Ken at RainBank dot info.