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Sustainable Water Design

With Art Ludwig and Brad Lancaster

September 13 & 14, 2008

9am-4pm both days

Adam Green, moderator. Meet at SBCC, EBS-309 for lecture, carpool to sites. Site visits limited to first 25 people to sign up. Bring lunch.

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Information and background reading resources for the 2-day Sustainable Water Design workshop

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Sustainable Water Design
What this Course is About
Helpful Prep
Course Logistics

Sustainable Water Design

Come spend two days with expert sustainable water systems designers, Art Ludwig and Brad Lancaster, as they work through practical and locally appropriate designs for Santa Barbara residents. We live in a drought and flood prone area. Learn how to manage water, nutrients, and energy more sustainably using simple design strategies.

What This Course Will Explore

Principles of ecological design and the function of wild natural water systems
Water site assessment and mapping, surveying elevations
Water supply systems design
Fundamentals of grey water design
Design clinic: Bring a background site map, photos and site assessment from your own project for possible use in this clinic

Helpful Preparation

The more of the background info below you understand (or have been exposed to) before coming, the more you will get out of the workshop.

The following is worth reading all the way through:

Principles of Ecological Design (article)
Eco Home Checklist [draft] (doc)
Greywater site assessment/ system checklist (PDF)
Can a 4000 ft2 Home be Green?
Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands (book)
Water Storage (book)
The New Create an Oasis with Grey Water (book)
Understanding Water: Resources and Additional Info (PDF)

This stuff will add more depth if you can scan or read any of it:

Eco village house
Fruit tree chart
Common grey water mistakes
Wild Water Wisdom (article)
Water quality testing (download)
Stub outs
Stub outs & collection plumbing checklist (PDF)
SBCC sample water budget spreadsheet (xls)

Course Logistics

There will be a lunch break each day -- we suggest you bring food to sustain yourself and/or to share. There are several places to purchase food within a mile of the workshop site, but nothing in easy/quick walking distance.

The workshop will consist of a mix of classroom-style presentations and hands-on demonstrations/work on the land; please wear/bring appropriate clothing for both activity types.

For more info and registration, see the Sustainable Water Design course listing on the Santa Barbara City College Continuing Education web site.

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