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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2003
Robert L. Zimmerman, Jr., Littleton, MA (US);
Joseph Antocci, Leominster, MA (US);
Nigel Pickering, Walpole, MA (US);
Robert L. Zimmerman, Jr., Littleton, MA (US);
Joseph Antocci, Leominster, MA (US);
Nigel Pickering, Walpole, MA (US);
Charles River Watershed Association, Waltham, MA (US);
Abstract
A system and method for restoring the natural water cycle by reducing stormwater runoff and addressing issues affecting groundwater supply. In one embodiment of the invention, the system comprises a roof washer component, cistern component, pump, and manufactured dry well. The system is designed to divert polluted rooftop runoff, capture clean rooftop runoff and store this clean water for irrigation purposes and nonpotable uses, while infiltrating excess water to recharge groundwater supplies thereby replicating the natural hydrologic cycle.