ID#
li-557
| Credit Name | WEc1.2 - Water efficient landscaping - no potable water use or no irrigation |
|---|---|
| Credit Category | Water efficiency |
| International Applicable | Yes |
| Campus Applicable | No |
Rating System
LEED BD+C: New Construction
Rating System Version
v2 - LEED 2.0
Inquiry
Is the following acceptable for credit WE 1.2?\n\nINTENT:\nThe East Campus Private Development Project (ECPDP) is currently being constructed on Oak Ridge National Laboratory\'\'s (ORNL) campus. The design team has elected to construct the ECPDP over and around the existing ORELA 150 M Flight Tube facility (located partially underground) which will preserve the existing ORELA Flight Tube facility and conserve technical resources. The underground flight tube has an existing sump pit that discharges non-potable water (which seeps through the structure) into the storm water system. We intend to capture some of that water for landscape irrigation purposes. We have already incorporated highly efficient drip irrigation on one portion of the site, and have eliminated irrigation on the remaining portions of the site. Thus, the use of recovered water is minimal.\n\nWill this recovered water be acceptable as a "non-potable" water source?
