The webcast went really well. We had about 450 sites registered, with many of the sites holding multiple attendees. I think that the EPA estimated somewhere between 800-900 people! It's exciting to see interest growing so quickly in rainwater collection and water conservation, even though the immediate need due to drought has passed.

Chris Kloss from the Low-Impact Development near D.C. said today that the General Accounting Office found that 29% of municipalities nationwide fail to cover their costs when selling water. The average cost for water is less than $2 per 1,000 gallons. Funny when people buy Aquafina for $1.29 for less than 1 gallon. what a world we live in...

One glimmer of hope... My new neighbors across the street are renovating their house. The county let them know that since the previous owners overbuilt the home past impervious surface limits, that they would be required to retain stormwater on site, even though they weren't adding any hard surfaces. Their response? Rainwater Collection! They just moved here from near Austin, TX, home to a lot of RWH, so I shouldn't bee surprised, but it's great to see!

Rainwater Harvesting Case Studies...

Through a few connections, I have been asked to present a webcast for the EPA on Tuesday as part of their "Managing Wet Weather with Green Infrastructure" series. The webcast will air on Tuesday, March 24 from 1 until 3. There are two other presenters speaking about rainwater collection codes, and general rainwater harvesting. I will be speaking last (I think) and will be talking about a couple of case studies that I have been able to work on over the years. The Legislative Building is one, and two residential systems will also be discussed.

Should be fun!