Posts Tagged ‘water consumption’
Recently I was approached by a marketing professional who has more than 30 years in the water industry. At one point, she asked me: so what do water companies think about your products? I explained that we have received positive feedback from nearly everyone, including water providers, water treatment plants, and state environmental agencies.
Sure, if a Brac System was installed in every home across the country, we may receive a little push back because those companies would see huge declines in their revenue. But for now everyone has been supportive.
And here’s why: most water companies are underpaid and overburdened. In times of drought, they are stretched very thin. Their infrastructure is aging rapidly, and anything that safely reduces the wear and tear on their systems is a welcome addition.
Since “low impact development” are buzz words these days, let me say a thing or two about gray water recycling and land development. With a Brac System installed in the home, a family of four will save around 30,000 gallons of water every year. If you have a community of 50 homes, that’s a potential annual savings of 1.5 million gallons.
On top of the savings, these systems reduce a community’s overall water footprint. That means that homebuilders can often fit more homes onto a given plot of land, due to the reduction in fresh water consumption and wastewater treatment.
Hmmm. More homes. Less land. And less water. Isn’t that good for everyone?
Cheers — this week is national Drinking Water Week. For more than 30 years, the American Water Works Association (AWWA) and its members have celebrated Drinking Water Week — a unique opportunity for both water professionals and the communities they serve to join together to recognize the vital role water plays in our daily lives.
Only Tap Water Delivers is a grassroots and media campaign to help utilities and public officials communicate the value of tap water service and the need to reinvest in water infrastructure to consumers, media and other stakeholders.
A safe, reliable water supply is critical to the success of any community. It creates jobs, attracts industry and investment, and provides for the health and welfare of citizens in ways ranging from disease prevention to fire suppression. We often take water supply for granted until it is threatened, either by drought, water main breaks or some other event.
For more information, visit AWWA.
Here’s a clip from House of Bryan, a popular TV show on Canada’s HGTV. According to the installer, this Brac System will save the homeowners about 120,000 litres of water annually. For us Yankees, that’s over 31,000 gallons a year. Not too shabby. Learn more aboot it here.
Every now and then the stars align and a man comes along with new ideas and a fresh perspective. For some people, that man is Barack Obama. For others, that man is Joe Wilson. For GreenLink Water Solutions, that man is John Tynan.
Tynan is running for the Greenville County Water Commission in November, and we believe that he has the knowledge, passion and vision to lead the Upstate in the right direction. Not only does Tynan understand the challenges we face, he also has the solutions needed to conserve and protect our water supply.
To learn more about Tynan’s take on the issues, visit www.tynanfortomorrow.com or read the following article as it originally appeared in The Greenville News.
The Smiths live in Greenville, South Carolina. The Johnsons live right next door to them. Both the Smiths and the Johnsons are families of four, and both families use 94,900 gallons of water every year. If the Smiths have a gray water recycling system and conserve 35% of their water, how much smarter are the Smiths than the Johnsons?
The answer: this much (you can’t see me, but my arms are spread really wide).
All kidding aside, these sorts of word problems drove me crazy in school. But sometimes you have to bite the bullet and do a little number crunching. Today, I’m looking at the local price of water and calculating an average payback period for a RGW-250.
Look out–here come the numbers.
