Ocean Impact
Pollution
According to the environmental protection agency polluted runoffs is one of the greatest threats to clean water in the US. It can cause harmful chemicals like fertilizer, oil, pesticides, dirt, bacteria, and other pollutants to enter the storm drains which then leads to polluted runoffs into oceans.
One of the best solutions against this is to capture the rain where it falls. This means reduced flooding from rainfall and less chemicals being washed into the oceans.
ECOLOGICAL STEWARDSHIP
Protecting Groundwater & Landscapes
By capturing rainwater at the source, DropTank significantly eases the reliance on over-taxed aquifers, or in other words, groundwater. This localized approach prevents seawater intrusion, ensuring soil stability and preserving the natural hydration levels necessary for local ecosystems to thrive on land and in the ocean, and preventing human-made architectural failures caused by land subsidence.
Cutting Energy Use for Water
The amount of energy required to acquire, clean, and distribute water takes around 30%-40% of the total energy consumed in local governments. This high energy use leaves a substantial carbon footprint. In turn a lot of this carbon ends up in the carbon sink that is the ocean which increases its acidity heavily damaging ecosystems around the world. The treatment of water also causes the release of greenhouse gasses which leads to worsening climate change. A zero energy filtering system that heavily reduces water transportation needs through directly collecting rainwater can reduce strain on the ocean and allow the water cycle to flow more naturally.