Use of rainwater collected offsite

Thanks for posting Michael. There will be an easement connecting the properties. It is actually a public right of way. There will be easements on private land as well connecting the property to the LEED project. The development would affect the pond. There is talk of building elevated structures over the pond. I have not looked into yet what the impact of that would be as it is just a preliminary consideration. But that would be designed so as to not affect using the water for the site. We are trying for zero net water use. The pond is at the bottom of a sloped hill on the west side, and an elevated road on the south side. The north and east side lie in the owners property (and the LEED project area) and they are relatively flat. It will catch a lot of rainwater from the elevated areas and be part of a system that will include bio swales and retention ponds located in the project boundary.

Hello Michael, I found this language under WE Preq 1 Potential Strategies: Consider using alternative on-site sources of water (e.g., rainwater, stormwater, and air conditioner condensate) and graywater for nonpotable applications such as custodial uses and toilet and urinal flushing. It would seem to be consistent with WE Prereq 1 this credit would require onsite water as well. But I am not seeing that referred to in the credit language.