Every year, nearly one cubic meter of water falls on every square meter of Salt Spring Island. So why do we have a water shortage problem? How and why should we collect and store water?
On Sunday, April 18, at 3:00 pm, we hosted a free online zoom seminar about water conservation and storage on the islands. This live virtual discussion featured a panel of experienced practitioners involved with different water conservation approaches, collection, and storage – from pumped well-water to rainwater catchment to seasonal streams.
The goal is to allow homeowners, gardeners, farmers, and others to consider a variety of options as solutions to the diminishing supply of summer water on the Islands, particularly at their home, farm, or business.
If you missed the event, you can still listen to the recording with our panellists in this ‘how and why’ discussion to conserve, collect and store fresh water on the islands;
Grant Wickland, who has built numerous houses and ponds on the island with expertise in the biology and geology of soils and clays;
Gord Baird, a certified rainwater harvesting designer and installer who specializes in potable water, home and commercial systems, and community water systems;
Maxine Leichter, President of the Salt Spring Island Water Preservation Society and a career environmental policy analyst who has tracked Salt Spring’s water issues since 2004.
This event was brought to you by Transition Salt Spring as we explore the recommendations from the Salt Spring Climate Action Plan for Freshwater Ecosystems.
You can watch the Water Storage Options Video Presentation Recording here:
SSI-Webinar-Rain-Storage presentation by Gord Baird of Eco-sense (gord@eco-sense.ca)Download
