Thursday, February 12, 2009

The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission invited us to give a power point presentation on The Importance of an Integrated Approach to Rainwater Harvesting & Landscape Design. Attendees included city employees, landscape architects, engineers, designers, and other interested community members. In the presentation we gave a broad-based look at urban water use in California, discussed how elements of a rainwater harvesting system can be aesthetically integrated into an urban landscape, explored water-wise landscape and irrigation choices, the reduction of indoor water use, the Closed-Loop System which directs, retains, and treats all water on-site for zero runoff, and we looked at the use of greywater, some of our current projects, as well as legislative reform.

What a lot of people really liked about the lecture was the fact that we gave an example of a country that is much more advanced in their water smart ways than we are here in the U.S. That really gave people an idea of where we are now and where can be compared to this other industrialized nation. Any guesses as to which country that is???

AUSTRALIA!!!

The lecture was completely full. It always makes us really happy to see so many people interested in saving water and improving our methods. :) :) :)

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