The project intends to realign how people use water and to redefine “waste” in the built environment so that water is respected as a precious resource. Watershed incorporates sustainable water strategies in three important ways:

• Capturing > 50% of on-site rainwater and recycling it for non-potable uses in the building.
• Reducing potable water use within the building by 75% compared to a standard building.
• Capturing and cleaning ~ 400,000 gallons of stormwater (see before and after below).

• Large overhanging roof, expressive channels and downspouts
• Weathering steel water feature at the cistern entry
• Treated rainwater used in toilets and urinals
• Aurora Bridge stormwater routed through bioswales
• Occupied deck stormwater routed through bioswales
• Treated stormwater sent to Lake Union

Combined Annual Potable Water Use