Jack Holmgreen

SparkleTap Water Company

317 Sidney Baker South, Ste. 400-259

Kerrville, Texas 78028

713-823-6126

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Objective: Make rainwater solutions a part of public and private water planning, design and implementation for Texas and the United States.

HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS

  • ARCSA Rainwater Catchment Systems Master Rainwater Harvester
  • Lifetime Member American Rainwater Catchment Systems Association
  • Former ARCSA Director and Co-Chair of Education Committee
  • Former Level III Water Treatment Specialist
  • Founder and President of SparkleTap Water Company
  • Winner 2011 Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting Contest

RELEVANT SKILLS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS 2002 - Present

  • Wrote City of Clear Lake Shores Water Conservation Plan
  • Designed EPA potable standard and LEED Gold standard rainwater system for City of Plano Environmental Education Center
  • Designed rainwater system for Wylie Civic Center and Municipal Buildings Complex and consulted with construction engineering firm.
  • Designed and built rainwater system to irrigate City of San Marcos Nature Center and educational display
  • Advised City of Houston on permit system for potable rainwater. Believed to be the first municipal permit for potable rainwater in the US.
  • Designed green roof and landscape rainwater irrigation systems for the Green Resource Center in the Houston Code Enforcement Building
  • Designed and consulted on rainwater system for new Primate Habitat for the Houston Zoo
  • Consultant to League City Director of Public Works Water Production Division on revising and implementing water conservation plan
  • Rain barrel distribution programs for cities, water conservation districts and river authorities (including LCRA) throughout Central and South Texas
  • Lobbied Texas Legislature for licensure of Rainwater Industry followed by work on rainwater certification program for Texas Department of Agriculture
  • Designed and built numerous whole house water systems with and without back-up water source.

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EDUCATION AND TRAINING

  • ARCSA Rainwater Collection System Design
  • AWWA Water Storage System Design
  • EPA and TCEQ Drinking Water Standards Compliance
  • Water Quality Association Basic and Advanced Water Treatment
  • National Testing Laboratory Small Systems Water Analysis
  • Texas Board of Plumbing Examiners Backflow Prevention
  • Water Quality Association Basic Water Disinfection
  • Ultraviolet and Ozone Disinfection
  • Basic and Advanced Reverse Osmosis Water Treatment
  • Water Efficiency Federation Water Rates Modeling Software Training

PUBLICATIONS

  • Essentials of Rainwater Harvesting(available on Amazon.)
  • ARCSA Rainwater Harvesting Manual, Ann Audrey, Editor, 2015 1st Edition: wrote Chapter 14 – “Sanitation and Water Treatment”

AWARDS

  • 2010 Appreciation Award from Galveston Historical Foundation for Restoration of Hurricane Ike Damaged Historical Building
  • Winner 2011 Gold Medal for Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting Contest
  • 2012 Texas Water Development Board Rain Catcher Award for

Hugetz Residence - known as the “Holy Water Project.”

  • 2015 ARCSA Appreciation Award for Contribution to Rainwater Harvesting Manual