Desert Water Harvesting Initiative News

In the U.S. Southwest and beyond, home gardeners and landscapers are increasingly using collected rainwater to nourish their rose bushes and cactus gardens amid worsening drought and rising temperatures fueled by global warming.

One Tucson household has released a report describing their rainwater harvesting efforts over the past two decades to show that rainwater harvesting is a viable option for conserving water in the arid southwest.

Longtime water harvester Martha Retallick is sharing her 20+ years of experience in the new Water Harvesting 101 Podcast. Designed for busy listeners, the short weekly episodes

A presentation and tour of the Maricopa County Flood Control District (FCDMC) Durango Campus GSI Retrofit Project, where updates will be provided on the project's status and overall construction timeline.

The City of Tucson’s Storm to Shade program has completed a green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) project at the El Rio Neighborhood Center.

Tucson Clean and Beautiful is using its Green Stormwater Infrastructure Program to fight drought conditions at the local level in Tucson.

More Arizonans are harvesting rainwater, committed to do their share to save water, be self-reliant, reduce their water bill, or all of the above.

Webinar Announcement: The Bureau of Reclamation and the City of Buckeye invite you to attend an upcoming webinar on a study titled: Hassayampa River Study – Assessing Low Impact Development for Stormwater Management.

Existing research on green infrastructure often tends to look forward, describing new strategies to make nature-based stormwater solutions a more attractive option for cities as well as facilitate their adoption.

In recent years, green infrastructure has become a proven solution to address many of the challenges created by urban stormwater.