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Waterstar (sm) Demonstration Project at Palm Coast Utility Office. Existing Partnerships. St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD) Watershed Action Volunteers (WAV) Annual Intracoastal Waterway Cleanup Educational Outreach Florida Water Star Demonstration and Retrofit Project
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Waterstar(sm) Demonstration ProjectatPalm Coast Utility Office
Existing Partnerships St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD) Watershed Action Volunteers (WAV) Annual Intracoastal Waterway Cleanup Educational Outreach Florida Water Star Demonstration and Retrofit Project City of Palm Coast Utility Offices will be retrofitted and assessed for water conservation and savings Irrigation, landscaping, pervious paver and rain garden exhibit
Waterstar Concepts Demonstrated Waterwise practices Three types of sod examples Low flow toilets and urinals in offices Rain barrel example plumbed to roof Pervious brick pavers Rain garden Waterwise plantings labeled Informational kiosks (2) Low volume irrigation on reuse water Interactive Irrigation controller station on kiosk
Benefits of This Project • Citizen education • Low impact development techniques • School children education • “Poster child” for Waterstar • Water conservation monitoring • A more attractive place of business
Schedule for Construction • Site preparation-currently underway • Grading- Friday Sept. 3rd • Paver installation- Sat-Sun, Sept. 4,5th • Landscape/ irrigation- Sept. 6-13th • Kiosk and signage installation- Sept. 27 • Project complete- Sept. 30th