Conservationists tap into monsoon

By Tom Beal
ARIZONA DAILY STAR
Tucson, Arizona | Published: 06.04.2008

Planning for the monsoon?
If you're reliant on evaporative cooling, make a list of air-conditioned friends you'd like to visit in the upcoming, muggy afternoons.
Get your leaky roof fixed or your peeling roof re-coated.
Then you might begin thinking about where the water your roof sheds will wind up.
Harvesting rainwater is gaining steam in Tucson. Across the valley, people are gearing up to capture, slow and direct the water that hits our roofs or runs down our streets.

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