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Implement water conservation practices at your home and save money with rebates offered from your municipality. Each municipality has their own variation of rebates, check the municipality you live in to learn about the rebates they offer.City of AvondaleCity of ChandlerCity of GlendaleCity of MesaCity of PeoriaCity of ScottsdaleCity of TempeCheck the City of Phoenix FAQ’s page to lean why they...
During 2012 and 2013, Watershed Management Group led a collaborative process between the City of Tucson Department of Transportation and many other stakeholders to develop a Green Streets policy. The policy, passed unanimously by Tucson’s Mayor and Council in May of 2013, requires that stormwater-harvesting features, such as vegetated streetside basins, be integrated into all publicly-funded...
Beginning in 2011, Watershed Management Group initiated a partnership with the City of Phoenix and community members to plan and implement public demonstrations of green infrastructure (GI) on both private and public sites. Through grant funding from the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, WMG implemented the first curb cuts and streetside GI sites in 2012 at Primera Iglesia, near...
Visibility and awareness of green infrastructure practices is critical for community acceptance in thinking about stormwater as a resource not a problem. Watershed Management Group in partnership with the City of Sierra Vista and Cochise Water Project is focusing on:Providing high-impact, high-visibility, public green infrastructure demonstrations throughout Sierra Vista Overcoming barriers...
Green for All, a national non-profit organization, has selected Tucson as a target community for their green job development programs. And green infrastructure, a key component of Watershed Management Group's work, is one of the primary paths to the green jobs they are promoting at a national scale. Check out these two videos, featuring Tucson as a leading example!This video features WMG’s...