Sustainable Water Supply Infrastructure & Management Practices for the Nakile Home for Special Care
Type of initiative
FCM Green Municipal Fund - Plans, Studies, Pilots
Sector
Water
Project value$39,000
Project Type
Pilot Project
Sub Sector
Water Conservation
Grant amount$19,500
Program type
GMF
Municipality
Municipality of Argyle, NS
Status
Fully Disbursed
Population
7,870
Project timeline
2006 - 2011
Project number
7115
Description
The Municipality of the District of Argyle will study alternatives for implementing a sustainable water supply system at the Nakile Home for Special Care. A detailed feasibility study to identify the preferred water supply system will be followed by a field test of alternative technologies and system design work and cost/benefit analysis in relation to implementing preferred technologies into both current and future plans of the facility. In addition, an educational manual for Home staff will be developed that will incorporate “best practice” strategies for reducing water use, aquifer impacts, chemical and energy consumption in the Home and for managing water demand. It is estimated that the replacement of standard fixtures with low flow fixtures will reduce total daily domestic water demand by 3,529 L/day or 54 per cent; supplementing industrial water use with rain water will reduce groundwater demand for industrial purposes by 1,785 L/day or 37 per cent, and; resizing the Home’s water supply system pumps to account for lower water demand will reduce GHG emissions in the form of CO2e by approximately 1,141 kg/yr or 70 per cent.
Applicant
Municipality of Argyle, NS