Water Water Everywhere
The Enrichmond Foundation will be the steward for a portable water meter to be shared with its partners and urban agricultural projects in the City of Richmond.
Leader
Victoria Campbell
Location
1901 N 28th St Richmond, VA 23223
About the project
In order for community gardens and urban farms to get started, they must have access to water. The costs for water hook-up can make it impossible. We propose to acquire a portable water meter that can be shared for community gardens, urban farms, tree planting, and city beautification projects. Water tanks at the community gardens will store water for planting and irrigation. Other groups will be able to water as they plant and maintain city beautification projects and trees.
The Steps
- Apply for and put a deposit on a portable water meter;
- Get the meter;
- Put the backflow device on it from a plumbing supply store;
- Have it inspected by a plumber with a backflow certification;
- Enrichmond will loan it out per signed agreements with each community garden, nonprofit, urban farmers, and beautification organizations;
- Enrichmond will take the meter readings that are reported to utilities each month for billing.
Why we‘re doing it
Richmonders have a great deal of nutrition-related health issues. Fresh local vegetables can be a welcome source of good nutrition for citizens. Urban farms can now get started for commercial production of vegetables and fruit, providing economic opportunities and new businesses.