Last month, Tucson became the first American city to require water harvesting for new commercial developments. The new city ordinance requires new developments to meet 50 percent of their landscaping water budget with water that falls on the property.
To show how the ordinance will work, the Ward One City Council Office is creating a public demonstration site. This project is being carried out by volunteers recruited by the Watershed Management Group (WMG). The first workshop was held this past Saturday.
If you’ve never been to a WMG workshop, get ready to get down in the dirt for some serious (but fun) work. This volunteer is laying a line of rocks that will reinforce a dirt berm. Such reinforcement is needed to prevent dirt washouts during heavy storms…
Low-water use plants were also installed. This required soil preparation before planting…
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1 Wahaso // Dec 13, 2008 at 1:51 pm
Bravo to Tucson for supporting water harvesting with regulatory action. This progressive city is blazing a trail that other communities will watch and follow!
For more information on water harvesting in commercial buildings, visit www.wahaso.com
2 jcalbon // Dec 19, 2008 at 8:33 pm
Your photos make me totally miss Arizona, Martha! What a fantastic project Tuscon’s undertaking. It’s really inspiring to hear about local governments taking action to be more responsible, and despite inspiring some homesickness, I’m really glad I stumbled onto your blog and got to read about this!
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