Focus: Reduce stormwater runoff through the use of a cistern and earthworks to redirect runoff and utilize on-site.
Features:
- 5'x6' culvert style cistern (wet system)
- earthworks - basins lined with rocks
- removal of non-natives and replaced with native plants
- removal of asphalt to create large basins
Partners:
- Bureau of Reclamation - grant funding
- Tucson Botanical Gardens - plants
- Southern Arizona Rain Gutters - discount on cistern materials and technical oversight
- Jessie Byrd, Landscape Architect