From Tucson, Arizona, welcome to the Water Harvesting 101 Podcast!

My name is Martha Retallick, I’ve been a water harvester for more than 20 years, and I’m looking forward to helping you get started.

Before we do that, here’s a little Tucson secret: For most of the year, we’re in drought. That’s just how life is in the desert.

But when the rains return, oh, do they ever! They often bring an unwelcome friend called flooding. How do we mitigate the risks of flooding? We do it with water harvesting!

So, what is water harvesting? It’s actually three things:

1. Redirecting rainwater away from where it isn’t wanted to where it is
2. Storing rainwater for later use, for example, during a drought
3. Recycling “used” water. At my place, I don’t let laundry water go down the drain. Instead, it’s for the fruit trees.

We’ll cover these topics – and more! Here’s the first episode:

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