Webinar: What Is That Green Stuff?: Lessons from Operating a Rain Water Collection and Treatment System

The Webinar: What Is That Green Stuff?: Lessons from Operating a Rain Water Collection and Treatment System will take place on October 12th, online 9:30 – 10:30 AM PST.

Williams College’s Class of 1966 Environmental Center is operating the first licensed rainwater collection and treatment system in the state of Massachusetts. The project team had no idea what they were getting into, and is currently making up procedures, experiments, and solutions as they go. The team struggled with unidentified green goo, higher than expected operational costs, and a UV filtration system designed for a system 100 times larger than theirs. And yet, clean water comes out of the faucet and the project is on track for net-zero water performance. Amy and Charley will share their experience and hope to help future projects plan better for operational challenges.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the design of the Kellogg rainwater collection and treatment approach, as an example of such a system.
• Learn the specific challenges that a rainwater collection and treatment system can present under current regulatory structures.
• Appreciate the need for nimble problem solving and response to unanticipated issues with innovative systems.
• Gain suggestions for organizational structures and processes to put in place before operating an innovative net-positive water system.