page_title: Rainwater harvesting in Canada
section_title: Industry
hierarchical_section_title: Rainwater harvesting in Canada / Applications of rainwater harvesting in Canada / Industry
caption_attribution_description: English: Centre for Interactive Research on Sustaintability, University of British Columbia. Completed in 2011. 2260 West Mall, Vancouver, Canada
context_page_description: Rainwater harvesting is becoming a procedure that many Canadians are incorporating into their daily lives, although data does not give exact figures for implementation. Rainwater can be used for a number of purposes including stormwater reduction, irrigation, laundry and portable toilets. In addition to low costs, rainwater harvesting is useful for landscape irrigation.
  Provincial and municipal legislation is in place for regulating the rights and uses for captured rainwater. There has been substantial reform to Canadian property rights since the mid 2000s, but there is still substantial ambiguity amongst legislation in many provinces.
  Multiple organizations and companies have developed in Canada to provide education, technology, and installation for rainwater harvesting. These include the Canadian Association for Rainwater Management, Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation, and CleanFlo Water Technologies. CANARM is an association that prioritizes education, training and spreading awareness for those entering the rainwater harvesting industry.
context_section_description: Similar to agriculture, rainwater harvesting in Canada for industrial purposes is not widely used. If rainwater is utilized for industrial or commercial uses, a large cistern is generally implemented. These cisterns can hold up to 40,000 litres of water. In the Greater Toronto Area where the temperature in the winter months reaches well below freezing, cisterns are placed in temperature controlled areas such as an underground parking lot or a basement. The Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability at the University of British Columbia (UBC) makes use of various rainwater capture methods for plumbing, heating and cooling. Data is not available on the number of buildings or businesses implementing rainwater harvesting.
caption: The Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability uses rainwater capture methods, which helped it to become the first LEED Platinum building at the University of British Columbia.
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