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July 14, 2009

Commercial projects in Tucson must start harvesting rainwater

  • The idea has become so popular that other communities are looking to emulate Tucson's approach.
    • By ARTHUR H. ROTSTEIN
    Associated Press Writer

    TUCSON, Ariz. — Long dependent on wellwater and supplies sent hundreds of miles by canal from the Colorado River, this desert city will soon harvest some of its 12 inches of annual rainfall to help bolster its water resources.

    Under the nation's first municipal rainwater harvesting ordinance for commercial projects, Tucson developers building new business, corporate or commercial structures will have to supply half of the water needed for landscaping from harvested rainwater starting next year.


     
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