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Ward 2 Council Office

Focus:  Promoting City of Tucson's Commercial Rainwater Harvesting Ordinance while reducing stormwater runoff through the use of a cistern and earthworks to redirect runoff and utilize on-site.

Features:

  • 8'x8.5' culvert style cistern (wet system)
  • earthworks - basins, swales, and spillways to slow and infiltrate runoff
  • native plants

Partners:

  • Tohono O'Odham Nation - grant funding received by Council office
  • City of Tucson Parks & Recreation
  • The Fairfax Companies - donation of mulch and excavation service
Project Start Date:
Jan 2007
Site Type:
Commercial
Trees Planted:
3 Trees
Features Implemented: Rainwater Tank Rain Garden/Passive Harvesting
Project site before
Project site workshop
Volunteer planting
Cistern installation
Completed project site
Completed project site