Conference on Rainwater Harvesting

The Olympic Room at Seattle Center
Thursday, September 23, 2004
9:30 a.m. – 4:15 p.m.

Panel Participants

Rainwater Harvesting: A Global Perspective
Keynote Speaker: Professor Patrick Condon, MLA, University of British Columbia

Dealing with Dr. No: State and Local Policies and Regulations
Moderator: Mike Broili, Director, Phinney Neighborhood Association Well Home Program; Principal, Living Systems Design, Shoreline, Washington

The panel will discuss rainwater-harvesting opportunities as they pertain to legislative, regulatory, environmental and local health and building code issues.

Panel Members:
Sandra Romero, Washington State Representative
Dan Swenson, Washington State Department of Ecology
Lynn Barker, Seattle Department of Planning and Design
Steve Deem, Washington State Department of Health
Vicki Heater, San Juan County
Dave Cantrell, King County

Rainwater Harvesting and ARCSA Conferences
Dr. Hari Krishna, P.E., ARCSA President, Texas Water Development Board &
Tim Pope, President, Northwest Water Source, Friday Harbor, Washington; Chair, NW Regional Chapter, ARCSA

Catching up with the rest of the World: Innovative Design & Engineering
Moderator: Mark Buehrer, P.E., Director, 2020 Engineering, Bellingham, Washington

Panel Members:
Troy Vassos, PE, PhD, Principal, NovaTec Consultants
Jonathan Gray, Interface Engineering

Building Effective Systems: Hardware & Installation
Moderator: Tim Pope, President, Northwest Water Source, Friday Harbor, Washington; Chair, NW Regional Chapter, ARCSA

The first panel discussion will be on materials, required or recommended. We will discuss the listing agencies that approve equipment. Basic layout and design with reliability and simplicity stressed. We will also discuss the equipment available in Europe and elsewhere stressing the drivers that have caused the Europeans to be so far ahead of us.

The second panel discussion will be on the relationship of Rainfall Catchment to other disciplines. Even though we are discussing Rainfall Catchment we must be aware of how it is influenced by Stormwater control, Stormwater infiltration, Stormwater buffering, ground source heat recovery and pervious pavement.

Panel Members:
Dave Thomas, DPT Architects
William Derry, Ch2M Hill
Shawn Hatley, Blue Ridge Atlantic Enterprises

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