Page 14 - Abacoa Community News- May '24

Page 14, Abacoa
around abacoa

Wastewater Recycling System from page 1
50+ Activities
of layering on additional energy-consuming
May 2024 treatment steps that rely on concrete and
pumps, the water flows through a series of
reclaimed water storage lakes where natural
physical and biological processes take place,
Date Time Event Fee P/P resulting in significant reductions in nutrient
(R/NR)
1 1 to 4 p.m. 50+ Social Arts And Crafts Free concentrations.
This innovative combination of man-made

2 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Brunch And Social Bingo $5/$7 and nature-based water treatment achieves
3 2 to 4 p.m. Jupiter Book Club Free similar water quality results as advanced
4 7:30 a.m. Turtle Trot 5K Run Varies treatment facilities. Thus, LRD’s reclaimed
7 1:30 p.m. Ice Cream Social $3/$4 water is processed to very high quality in
8 9:30 a.m. Archery 101 $5/$7 a manner that consumes substantially less
8 11a.m. Open Archery $8/$10 energy, emits fewer greenhouse gasses,
9 1:30 p.m. 50+ Movie Matinee Free and costs less than traditional advanced
14 1 to 4 p.m. 50+ Social Arts And Crafts Free wastewater treatment systems.
15 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The environmental benefits of this
AARP Safe Driving Course $20/$25 innovative approach are significant. By
16 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. 50+ Beach Day distributing recycled water to meet daily
@ Civic Center $5/$7 landscape irrigation demands, freshwater in the watershed, *What Is Green Infrastructure? Green infrastructure
21 12 p.m. Lunch and the Classics $5/$7 which is in increasing short supply, was protected. First, and nature-based systems use natural habitats or ecosystems
22 10 a.m. 50+ Registration Class Free natural freshwater was not consumed to meet irrigation to achieve an environmental benefit. The most notable
31 10:30 a.m. 50+ Virtual Museum Tour Free
needs. Second, the effective treatment achieved by the green infrastructure within Abacoa is the large wet and dry
LRD’s system protected natural systems from excessive stormwater retention areas that are clearly visible throughout
Please visit www.jupiter.fl.us for further details or call nutrients, which often led to harmful algal blooms. our community (e.g., adjacent to Central Boulevard), and
(561) 741-2400, Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Lead scientist and executive director of the Loxahatchee they also include the numerous water features within our
and Saturday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. River District, Albrey Arrington, acknowledged the community. Even the swales in our front yards are green
importance of this work. “The state of Florida, and the infrastructure, and they function to capture, retain and treat
nation, recognizes that recycling wastewater is imperative stormwater rather than sending it immediately as runoff.
to meeting our long-term water needs,” he said. “This Thus, green infrastructure typically refers to natural
research shows that our water recycling approach led to systems that were engineered to fit within a developed, urban
cost-savings for our ratepayers while we safeguarded the or sub-urban community with a specific goal of improving
ecological health of our local waters. I am proud of our environmental quality (very commonly improving water
efforts to achieve this win-win solution!” quality).

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