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Desert Ecovillage Built for the Rain

Brad Lancaster leads us on a tour of the Milagro Cohousing Community, completed in 2004. Milagro is located in Tucson, Arizona, and the design is centered around harvesting and reusing onsite waters. Brad…

Water-Harvesting Financial Incentives & Tax Credits
August 27, 2021

The following are some of my favorites, and can be used as templates for other communities to create similar incentives… Rainwater-Harvesting Rebate in Tucson, Arizona Rainwater-harvesting rebate can reimburse you up to $2,000 for…

Backwater or Eddy Basins

These runoff-harvesting basins are largely self-maintaining, thus they are typically my favorite—especially for do-it-yourselfers… As an eddy basin fills with water, the water gradually and calmly backs up to the basin’s inflow point,…

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