Reducing Our Water Dependancy through Rainwater Harvesting By Sadman Islam Blake Andrew Bissonnette Advisors: Dr. Mark Lefsrud and Dr. Jan Adamowski McGill.

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Reducing Our Water Dependancy through Rainwater Harvesting By Sadman Islam Blake Andrew Bissonnette Advisors: Dr. Mark Lefsrud and Dr. Jan Adamowski McGill Sustainability Fund Project

Greenhouse 0 5 m Tank 1 & m m 4.65 m 5.21m Tank 3 Pump N 10.39m

 Algae growth  Automating the pump  Enough volume  Reflective metallic green wallpaper  Pressure switch  To buy larger tanks

 Introducing original source of water for plants  Reducing fresh water scarcity  Decreasing water costs of the Horticulture Research Center  Minimizing dependability on the municipal water supply  Promoting sustainability through class tours

 McGill Sustainability Fund  Professor Mark G. Lefsrud  Professor Jan Adamowski  Mr. Joseph Cottito  Ms. Lilith Wyatt  Ms. Allison Busgang  Mr. Michael Bleho  Mr. Dan Bleho