progressive design + planning

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!