Rainwater Harvesting for Dry Lands - Congratulations Brad Lancaster!
15 years go I met Brad Lancaster in a Chinese Martial Arts class here in Tucson, AZ. Brad was passionately deveoted to building awareness and support for Rainwater Harvesting for Dry Lands. His tireless efforts have proved very successful.
http://www.harvestingrainwater.com/
Tucson is recognized as a world leader in sustainable technology thanks, in part, to his efforts.
Meaningful change is difficult and hard to maintain.
Congratulations Brad on your continued success!
Best regards,
Kelley G.
Tucson First In The Nation
Rethinking runoff as usable water supply
azcentral.com
Rethinking runoff as usable water supply, In the search for new water sources, rainwater advocates say, the most obvious place to look is up. Water that falls from the sky, they say, should be treated like the gift that it is...
Drops In A Bucket
July 27th
© 2009 Brad Lancaster, www.HarvestingRainwater.com
Many garden hoses leach lead and other chemicals into the water as it sits in the hose. Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and brass fittings are often the culprits.
Yuck - the water tastes like lead!
To reduce su...
March 6th
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January 23rd
Recommendations from an Australian delegation touring U.S. cities to share their experiences with water efficiency as a result of prolonged drought
January 7th
Harvesting street runoff to passively irrigate community orchards and support public celebrations
December 19th
Check out, and apply for, up to $1,200 in these tax credits for water harvesting systems
December 14th
A simple retrofit of a parking lot enabling it to harvest water and grow food-producing shade trees.
August 23rd
How runoff from apartment roofs, a parking lot, and a city street irrigated a bountiful 1-acre city farm