City of Raleigh Planning Water Incentive Program
Raleigh is planning to offer incentives for homeowners who use rainwater catchment devices and drought resistant landscape solutions. City Council has moved forward with steps to introduce a program next year. There are still a lot of questions to be answered, but this is an important step for the city in encouraging homeowners to implement environmentally conscious tools.
Raleigh should take notes from cities like Austin where, in addition to the city having its own SMART Housing program to encourage responsible development and the city-owned utility provider offering many rebates for homeowners who retrofit with green building measures, water fixture rebates have been in place for some time.
Our stormwater system eventually flows out to the Neuse River, which was named the 8th most endangered river in the US by American Rivers just two years ago. The threat cited: “poorly planned development.” Through sedimentation, stormwater carries all of the yucky stuff that we humans leave in our streets and lawns into the river system which contributes to higher pollutant levels, fish kills, algae blooms, generally lowers the water quality in our freshwater bodies while increasing pressure on natural ecosystems. Rainwater catchment and storage helps conserve our water supply resources by utilizing rainwater for home irrigation and lowers the amount of stormwater that flows into rivers and streams.
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Susann
11/12 06:11 PM
Thank you to the City Council for moving ahead with these incentives. There is more to do,however, as Wake Co.‘s water demand will exceed supply in just 20 years if use is not slowed. If you care concerned about water supply, transportation, schools and other growth-related issues, please consider attending WakeUp Wake County’s annual meeting and getting involved!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Karen Rindge, Executive Director, WakeUP Wake County,
828-3833 (O), 637-4271 (M), .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Date: November 10, 2009Sen. Richard Stevens, Sen. Josh Stein and Rep. Deborah Ross to Speak about Transit and Falls Lake at WakeUP Wake County Annual Meeting November 16.
The growth issues that affect our quality of life every day will be the focus of WakeUP Wake County’s 4th Annual Meeting to be held 7-8:30 pm Monday, November 16, 2009. Transportation and land use, drinking water
supply and public schools continue to be priority issues for WakeUP Wake County, a local citizens’ non-profit, working for well-planned growth in the Capital County of North Carolina.Wake Senator Richard Stevens and Representative Deborah Ross will be featured speakers, providing an update on plans for regional transit and supporting legislation enabling a transit funding mechanism via a
referendum. Wake Senator Josh Stein will also speak on the topic of Falls Lake, Eastern Wake County’s primary water supply that has been rated as impaired, as well legislation Stein successfully steered through the NC General Assembly to expedite the lake’s clean-up. Lois Nixon, WakeUP Education team leader and former Board of Education candidate, will discuss
challenges for the incoming new Wake Board of Education.WakeUP officers and executive director will provide updates on WakeUP’s 2009 activities and will present awards and nominate a 2010 slate of candidates for Board of Directors.
The meeting will be held at Temple Beth Or, 5315 Creedmoor Road in Raleigh.
The event is free and open to the public. To register, please visit www.wakeupwakecounty.com. Light refreshments will be served.
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