American Rainwater Catchment Systems Association

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American Rainwater Catchment Systems Association
AbbreviationARCSA
Founded1994;31 years ago (1994)
FounderDr. Hari Krishna
Type Nonprofit organization
Legal status 501(c)(3) organization
Headquarters Tempe, Arizona, United States
Executive Director
Jeff Falcusan
Key people
David Crawford (president), Mark Pape (vice-president)
Website www.arcsa.org

The American Rainwater Catchment Systems Association (ARCSA) is an American non-profit association founded by Dr. Hari Krishna in 1994, [1] focused on rainwater awareness and to promote sustainable rainwater harvesting (RWH) practices in the United States and around the world. [2]

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ARCSA's efforts include: creating a favorable regulatory atmosphere, creating a resource pool and educating professionals and the general public regarding safe rainwater harvesting design, installation and maintenance practices. It has more than 1,500 members consisting of both manufacturers as well as dealers/distributors of equipment.

History

The association was founded by Dr. Hari Krishna in 1994. [1]

In 2014, ARCSA created a White House petition to stimulate the rainwater-harvesting industry. [3] While the petition didn't receive the 100,000 votes in 3 months needed to move to the next stage, ARCSA used this as a platform to begin a petition with Change.org to create an International Rainwater Harvesting Day.

In 2015, ARCSA merged with the Canadian Association of Rainwater Management (CANARM) and will continue as a North American association.

In 2016, it merged with The Texas Rainwater Catchment Systems Association (TRCA) and renamed to ARCSA international.

In July 2024, the United States General Services Administration accepted a standard for rainwater collection in public buildings created by ARCSA with the help of IAPMO Group know as ARCSA/ASPE/ANSI Standard 63-2020:Rainwater Catchment Systems. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 "American Rainwater Catchment Systems Association (ARCSA) Profile on Environmental XPRT". Environmental-expert.com. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
  2. ↑ "Learn About the Rain: ARCSA 2018 Rainwater Harvesting Conference". Green Roofs. August 20, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Stimulate the rainwater-harvesting industry, to convert this underutilized resource into a job-creating economic engine. | We the People: Your Voice in Our Government". whitehouse.gov . 2015-04-13. Retrieved 2015-08-17– via National Archives.
  4. ↑ "Collaborative Effort Helps Rainwater Harvesting Reach Pivotal Benchmark". Contractor Magazine. July 27, 2024.
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