Through collaboration and alignment of efforts, the goal is to ensure a consistent approach to rainwater management, one that mimics the water balance. By working together we can make a difference
The venue for the 2nd Vancouver Island Water Balance Model Forum was the theatre at the Duncan campus of Vancouver Island University, a LEED facility. The 4-hour Forum was structured to facilitate knowledge-sharing. For a program overview, click on Sustainable Rainwater…
Sharing of experiences, collaboration, alignment and a consistent approach on Vancouver Island will allow everyone to go farther, more efficiently and effectively
The educational approach helped identify and empower a core group of local champions who then had the confidence to apply and advance the water balance approach to land development.
What was unique was the educational context. Willing project proponents volunteered to develop and share the case studies. It was a collaborative effort.
The Water Balance Model provides local government reviewers with a measurable way of determining what is a good solution for a particular site.
In the larger context, the forum was indicative of how far along our community of Vancouver Island practitioners has come.
Use effective green infrastructure, lighten the ‘water footprint’, achieve more at less cost, and protect stream health.
