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===Local Governance & Planning=== | ===Local Governance & Planning=== | ||
Loleta is not an incorporated city, therefore all development is regulated by Humboldt County Planning and Building Department. Developing water storage structures requires permits from local agencies depending on the size and scale. Water storage structures that exceed 5,000 gallons require a permit from the Humbodlt County Building Inspection Division. Building Permits may take approximately 4 to 6 weeks to get approved. If the water storage structure exceeds 50,000 gallons, than a Conditional Use Permit from the Humboldt County Planning Division but be acquired. A Conditional Use Permit may take approximately 4 to 6 months to get approved.<ref>https://humboldtgov.org/documentcenter/view/6565</ref> Fees and payments associated with the required permit varies depending on the storage size, number of referral agencies, and total number of permits. <ref>//humboldtgov.org/documentcenter/view/51632</ref> | Loleta is not an incorporated city, therefore all development is regulated by Humboldt County Planning and Building Department. Developing water storage structures requires permits from local agencies depending on the size and scale. Water storage structures that exceed 5,000 gallons require a permit from the Humbodlt County Building Inspection Division. | ||
====Building Permits==== | |||
Water storage structures that exceed 5,000 gallons require a permit from the Humbodlt County Building Inspection Division. Building Permits may take approximately 4 to 6 weeks to get approved. | |||
====Conditional Use Permits==== | |||
If the water storage structure exceeds 50,000 gallons, than a Conditional Use Permit from the Humboldt County Planning Division but be acquired. A Conditional Use Permit may take approximately 4 to 6 months to get approved.<ref>https://humboldtgov.org/documentcenter/view/6565</ref> | |||
Fees and payments associated with the required permit varies depending on the storage size, number of referral agencies, and total number of permits. <ref>//humboldtgov.org/documentcenter/view/51632</ref> | |||
===Gravity Fed Irrigation=== | ===Gravity Fed Irrigation=== |
Revision as of 03:46, 19 February 2018
Background
Loleta Elementary School offers its students a garden that is cared for by onsite staff. The school plans to also add a small fruit orchard in the near future. When the fall season arrives, the school offers the community a pumpkin patch, effectively generating an additional source of revenue. Both of these agricultural activities require continued irrigation. Rather than having irrigation water provided by the municipality, Loleta Elementary School wishes to install a rainwater catchment system to support their irrigation needs.
Problem statement
The objective of this project is to install a rainwater catchment system that will reduce the cost of irrigating the garden and pumpkin patch.
Project Evaluation Criteria
The following Criteria will be used to assess the success of this project. These criteria were chosen by the team and staff members from Loleta Elementary. The scale (1-10) represents the importance level of meeting the constraint of each listed criteria.
Criteria | Constraints | Weight (1-10) |
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Safety | Will not cause a danger to students or staff. | |
Functionality/Effectiveness | Must provide enough rainwater to the garden to grow food for the school and drastically reduce the schools water bill. | |
Adaptability | Be able to be modified if needed. Be able to build off of to install a water bottle filling station in the future. | |
Cost | Supplies and materials must cost less than $1,000 US dollars. | |
Maintainability | Be able to be kept in good condition by the experienced grounds keeper | |
Durability | Be able to last several years with general cleaning and maintenance |
Literature Review
This is a review of the available literature pertinent to our project.
Local Climate
Paragraph on the basics. [1]
Plastic Pipes and Water Containers
Short paragraph on the concerns.[2]
Roofing Materials
Short introduction to types of roofing. [3]
Local Governance & Planning
Loleta is not an incorporated city, therefore all development is regulated by Humboldt County Planning and Building Department. Developing water storage structures requires permits from local agencies depending on the size and scale. Water storage structures that exceed 5,000 gallons require a permit from the Humbodlt County Building Inspection Division.
Building Permits
Water storage structures that exceed 5,000 gallons require a permit from the Humbodlt County Building Inspection Division. Building Permits may take approximately 4 to 6 weeks to get approved.
Conditional Use Permits
If the water storage structure exceeds 50,000 gallons, than a Conditional Use Permit from the Humboldt County Planning Division but be acquired. A Conditional Use Permit may take approximately 4 to 6 months to get approved.[4] Fees and payments associated with the required permit varies depending on the storage size, number of referral agencies, and total number of permits. [5]
Gravity Fed Irrigation
Water Filtration
Filtration Type 1
Type 1 is a system that utilizes..... Make sure to include description [6], advantages and disadvantages, and/or have a comparison matrix.
Filtration Type 2
Type 2 is a system that utilizes..... Make sure to include description, advantages and disadvantages, and/or have a comparison matrix. [3]
Filtration Type 3
Type 3 is a system that utilizes..... Make sure to include description, advantages and disadvantages, and/or have a comparison matrix.
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- ↑ https://humboldtgov.org/documentcenter/view/6565
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