News — Rain Water Harvesting

For the past few years, one of the most common questions facing the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) hasn't been over contentious water rights or proposed water projects; it's been from homeowners wanting to know what type of roofing material is most suitable for collecting rainwater for indoor domestic use. "Rainwater harvesting is becoming fairly widespread, at least in Central Texas. There's interest born out of necessity because people are simply running out of water in rural areas or they're interested in conserving water supplies and it's good for the environment," said Dr. Sanjeev Kalaswad, the TWDB's rainwater harvesting coordinator....

Spring has been especially busy around our Raleigh, NC Headquarters. We have completed several exciting projects including the 55,000 gallon cistern for the new Hospice of Wake County. It is fully functional and supplying fresh, clean rainwater for the beautiful new landscape. The cistern fills with about an inch of rain fall. We have also just completed our work on the system for the new Raleigh Convention Center - a LEED Silver Facility. "Committed to helping customers 'green' their meetings, the Raleigh Convention Center exceeded its own goals, attaining the Silver Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Certification. While...

Yesterday was a great day. The sun was out, the birds were singing…. erh, there were not any birds and it was a bit overcast but it was still a great day. We began work on a 55,000 gallon system for the new campus of Hospice of Wake County, a new state of the art hospice facility located between Raleigh and Cary, NC. The system will provide water for irrigating the entire 5 acre site and gardens. Stay tuned – more entries and pictures to come.