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Rainwater Harvesting Tanks for Toilet Flushing

Rainwater Harvesting Tanks for Toilet FlushingRainBank is honored to be currently building two 18,000 gallon rainwater collection tanks for the Army Corps of Engineers at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA. Both tanks will harvest rainwater to be used for for wash down and toilet flushing.

RainBank salutes our men and women in uniform.

Commercial Uses for Rainwater Collection

Uses for Rainwater CollectionRainBank Rainwater Systems has been retained to design and build a rainwater collection system for Cherry Valley Dairy in Duvall, WA.  The goal is to collect and treat enough rainwater to mitigate the farm’s city water usage by 100%. Currently the farm uses over 7,500 gallons monthly for watering the livestock and milking equipment wash down. With over 12,000 square feet of roof area and approximately 36 inches of annual rainfall, that’s over 269,000 of available rainwater – more than enough to supply the farm’s usage.  (Click to see more about Cherry Valley Dairy on Facebook and while you’re there, don’t forget to like RainBank on Facebook, too!)

RainBank is pleased to see more innovative uses of rainwater collection in the Pacific Northwest.  As the economy is growing again, businesses are looking for ways to save on operating costs. With large roof areas and high use operations such as the dairy, commercial customers are recognizing that a return on investment can be achieved in a realistic time frame. Their customers appreciate the “echo friendly” approach to the production of their goods and products.

RainBank is looking forward to working with Cherry Valley Dairy and supports their business approach to be the first in the area to use rainwater collection as their water source.

Rainwater Harvesting Professional Profile

100_3129RainBank’s founder, Ken Blair is not just a member of ARCSA, he is also an ARCSA Certified designer, installer and Life Member.

The American Rainwater Catchment Systems Association’s mission (ARCSA) is to promote sustainable rainwater harvesting practices to help solve potable, nonpotable, stormwater and energy challenges throughout the world.  ARCSA memberships consist of professionals working in city, state, and federal government, academia, manufacturers and suppliers of rainwater harvesting equipment, consultants, and other interested individuals.

For more information about Ken, please visit his ARCSA profile page.