Posts Tagged ‘stormwater fee’

Please join us on Wednesday, March 31st for a lunch and learn presentation at green|spaces, a local non-profit that offers incentive funding for sustainable building projects. As part of the USGBC, we will speak on the economic and environmental benefits of recycling gray water and harvesting rainwater.

Since its beginnings, green|spaces has emerged as a unique resource center for commercial and residential projects in Chattanooga, showcasing the best eco-friendly materials and methods to conservationists, architects, engineers and city officials alike.

For this lunch and learn, GreenLink will address how International Plumbing Code and the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation view water reuse. We will also touch on the recent increase in the City of Chattanooga’s water quality fees and how water recycling systems like ours can help local businesses earn credits and LEED points.

To learn more about green|spaces, visit greenspaceschattanooga.com.

Yesterday I attended Chattanooga’s public forum about storm water fees, and I learned exactly how personal this issue remains. People are rightfully concerned about this fee or tax (whatever you want to call it) that can threaten or damage the stability of their business.

Churches, non-profits, retail centers and many small businesses have been hit especially hard, due to the large amount of impervious surfaces on their property. If City Council can’t find a better way to move forward, GreenLink is more than willing to sit down with anyone to discuss how installing one of our rainwater systems can help you earn a credit.

We will examine your current water quality fees, analyze your property’s demands, and then recommend a system that will keep more water on your property (and less in the storm sewers). If we can save you money, we have done our job. If not, we will have at least shared our knowledge about water conservation and met a few good people along the way.