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From Rainwater Harvesting to Stormwater Harvesting:
Applying Lessons from Australia and New Zealand to the Southeast USA

April 19, 2011 - Raleigh, NC
JC Raulston Arboretum
4415 Beryl Road
Raleigh, NC 27695
REGISTER ME for April 19!

April 21, 2011 - Charlotte, NC
Hilton Garden Inn - Charlotte Uptown
508 East Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Charlotte, NC 28202
REGISTER ME for April 21!

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Featured Presenters

Bill Hunt, NC State University
Chris Tanner, Bligh Tanner Consulting Engineers, Brisbane Australia
Kathy DeBusk, NC State University
Mitch Woodward, NC State University - Cooperative Extension
Mike Ruck, ARCSA

About the Workshop:

The practice of rainwater harvesting is quite advanced in Australia and New Zealand compared to what it is in the Southeast USA. Australians have been driven by extreme drought to supplement drinking water supplies with harvested rainwater. In much of New Zealand, infrastructure does not exist for water supply other than that which delivers harvested rainwater. Rainwater harvesting has morphed into stormwater harvesting, particularly in Queensland, Australia. Please join Dr. Bill Hunt of NC State University as he welcomes one of Australia's leading stormwater harvesting system designers, Mr. Chris Tanner (of Bligh Tanner Consulting Engineers), at a full day training dedicated to rainwater and stormwater harvesting. The purpose of the training is to (1) provide insight into the Australasian experience and (2) discuss its application in North Carolina and the Southeast. Attendees are encouraged to bring a laptop to class, if possible.

Preliminary AGENDA

8:30 am Registration
8:45 Welcome
  Rainwater Harvesting to Stormwater Harvesting. From there to here: An American's perspective of Australasian water harvesting.
  Evolution of stormwater harvesting in Australia: Why Australians are now the world leaders in this technology.
  Regulations, codes and incentives in NC and the US
  Break
  Summary of water quality and hydrology goals that stormwater harvesting can meet
  Biggest challenges to water harvesting in North Carolina
  Multiple uses of open space and its role in stormwater harvesting
  Using NC water effectively: A few bright spots
12:00 pm Lunch (provided)
12:45 Australian case studies: Fitzgibbon projects, South Bank project
  Construction lessons learned from small-scale projects
  Break
  Available equipment options and harvesting systems in the US
  Panel
  ARCSA - What is it?
  Rainwater Harvester Model: What it does now and what it will do.
4:30 pm Final Q & A and Adjourn

Who Should Attend

  • Engineers
  • Landscape Architects
  • Stormwater Managers
  • Land Surveyors
  • Regulators
  • Planners

Professional Education Credits

Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors earn 6.5 PDHs for the successful completion of the workshop. Landscape Architects, planners and others may appeal to their respective board to obtain credit. CEUs are pending approval from the NC Board of Landscape Architects.

Workshop Fees

Early bird: $125 (if registering 7 days in advance)
Regular rate: $175 (if registering within 7 days of workshop date)

Early bird fees apply if registering at least 7 days in advance of the workshop date. Within 7 days, regular fees apply.
Fees include snacks/beverages, boxed lunch and workshop materials.

Please bring a laptop to class if possible!

To register online, please click on the desired date/location registration link at the top of this page. We accept Visa, Mastercard, checks and cash. If paying by check, make your check payable to NCSU-BAE. Mail your check and copy of your registration form to:

NCSU-BAE
Campus Box 7625
Raleigh, NC 27695
Attn: Christina Shepard

Instructors

  • Faculty of NCSU Department of Biological & Agricultural Engineering and NC Cooperative Extension

Directions to Workshop Locations

Raulston Arboretum: http://www.ncsu.edu/jcraulstonarboretum/visit/visitor_information/directions.html

Hilton Garden Inn: http://www.hgicharlotteuptown.com/location.php

Contact Cathy Smith or Christina Shepard for questions about registration:
bae_training@ncsu.edu.

 

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