Credit Interpretation Request regarding: Re-use of nuisance ground water flows for the benefit of WE Credit 1.2: Water Efficient Landscaping-No Potable Water Use and WE Credit 2: Innovative Wastewater Technologies
The applicant is inquiring whether groundwater, which needs to be collected and pumped from the exterior of the foundation, can be used for irrigation to achieve both points for WEc1.1 and WEc1.2. This use would comply with the intent of the credit, as long as the pump only draws water from the immediate vicinity of the slab and foundation. The applicant intends to pump the groundwater to a cistern, which also serves the function of collecting stormwater. Include with the LEED submission calculations to show that the cistern has the capacity to serve the relevant stormwater management functions as well as meet the irrigation demands in July. The calculations need to allow for the drawdown of the cistern between storm events for the design storage volume to be available. Applicable Internationally.