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The 2010 Conference in Austin, Texas on October 4-6 will be the best yet, with state-of-the art speakers, access to the best rainwater-harvesting experts in the country and opportunities for business development with the many vendors, exhibitors and consumers. More >>

Workshop and Accreditation information at your fingertips. ARCSA is offering 100-level Introductory and 200-level Accreditation workshops across the nation. More>>
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100-Level Workshop Seattle, WA
September 7, 2010    |    8:30 AM
200-Level 2-day Workshop Seattle, WA
September 8, 2010    |    8:30 AM
100-Level Workshop, Vancouver, BC
September 13, 2010    |    8:30 AM
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Welcome

ARCSAʼs new website, designed and supported by Timberlake Publishing, was moved from our old website and is maintained by ARCSA staff. Its purpose is to bring value to our membership, particularly our Business members. Please consider taking time to send us your feedback, so we can tailor the website to your rainwater-harvesting goals. We intend to make the ARCSA website the preeminent internet destination for leading-edge information on the educational, technological, regulatory and legislative aspects of rainwater harvesting.

The Mission of the American Rainwater Catchment Systems Association
is to promote sustainable rainwater-harvesting practices
to help solve potable, non-potable, stormwater and energy challenges throughout the world.

Why Become an ARCSA Member?

With the launch of this website, the leadership of ARCSA recognizes that members are our most important asset. By tapping into the wealth of knowledge resident in our membership, we will create a website that is timely, vibrant, interesting, thoughtprovoking and valuable. Among the many Member benefits is an informative, timely quarterly newsletter written by ARCSA members, that you can sample by clicking on this link. One one of the ways we will bring value is through our Member-Only Forums - an indispensable resource that is uniquely capable of gathering the collective knowledge of the most knowledgeable rainwater harvesters in the world.


Why Become an ARCSA Accredited Professional?

When you seek a professional, you look for a nationally recognized standard accepted by industry leaders. An ARCSA Accredited Professional (AP) has achieved the only nationally recognized rainwater-harvesting credential, which tells consumers and regulators that they have been screened, taught and tested by the best in the business. Not resting on our accomplishments, we will soon be offering members specialized 300- level workshops and “Post Graduate” recognition as Certified Professionals.


What is an ARCSA Certified Professional?

ARCSA is working toward the creation of an elevated category of rainwater-harvesting professional that would communicate to the consumer that the so-designated rainwater-harvesting professional has fulfilled at least 48 hours of "post-graduate" work and other requirements beyond that required for Accredited Professionals. The syllabus is being created as this is written, and we already have a number of ARCSA Accredited Professionals who have achieved 20 hours toward those 48 hours by virtue of having attended the "2010 Rainwater Harvesting Training Camp" organized and hosted by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension at the Junction, Texas campus of Texas Tech University between August 16 and 20, 2010.
 
 
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