The Bureau of Reclamation’s (Reclamation) mission involves managing water and power systems in an economically efficient and environmentally sensitive…
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Keywords, water harvesting, stormwater, street right-of-way, ROW, green streets, urban forest, tree canopy, green infrastructure, vegetation
The Pueblo del Sol project installed a rainwater harvesting system that would utilize their tennis courts and a portion of an adjacent roof area as our…
This article presents an analysis of the projected performance of urban residential rainwater harvesting systems in the United States (U.S.). The objectives…
Keywords: green infrastructure, low impact development, economic benefits, case studies, cost benefit analysis, multiple benefits, operations and maintenance,…
The July 1 deadline for writing this column loomed over me as I looked forward to a late June visit to Alaska. I worried about when I would find the time to…
On Saturday, June 1, 2013, water was released from Elephant Butte Reservoir in South Central New Mexico into the Rio Grande. It took more than two days to…
AZ Water Association's Kachina News featured an article on the Desert Rainwater Harvesting Initiative.
Decisions about how and where we build our communities have significant impacts on the natural environment and on human health. Cities, regions, states, and…
e are standing on the edge of a crater-like hole that’s invisible from the surrounding streets. A 2.2-mile paved path for pedestrians and bicyclists hugs…
The opportunity to hear expert presentations and discussion on the issue of water security attracted approximately 300 people to the WRRC’s annual conference…
In fall 2012, the Water Resources Research Center and the Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy at the University of Arizona initiated the project “…
Future growth often challenges communities to provide services and resources at a level of quality and price that residents expect. In the Southwest U.S., this…
When the news reports on traces of birth control hormones or pain killers found in water, we do not know what to think. Is there any danger? How will these…
