Tomorrow, April 14, is launch day for the ARCSA National Rainwater Petition. We will share the petition link with you as soon as we have it tomorrow. We will have 30 days, or until May 13, to gather 100,000 signatures.
Get ready to sign & distribute the petition link to all your friends and contacts! Click here for details.
The petition reads as follows:
WE PETITION THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION TO:
. . . stimulate the emerging rainwater-harvesting
industry, creating new jobs in design, installation,
education, R&D, sales, plumbing, landscaping, roofing,
monitoring and maintenance, which could propel the U.S.
to international leadership, with compounding fiscal
benefits.
The justifications include:
- Worldwide demand for clean water exceeds supply.
- Rainwater and stormwater harvesting can help fill the gap while reducing stormwater pollution.
- One inch of rain is over 600 gallons per 1,000 sq. ft. of roof.
- Rain harvesting reduces demand on water infrastructure.
- A new national standard, ARCSA/ASPE/ANSI 63 details safe design & installation.
- Treated rainwater can easily surpass EPA standards.
For more information, contact
Heather Kinkade, ARCSA Executive Director, at
512.617.6528 or info@arcsa.org.