Mitigating Drought Department: Mr. Rain Man shows how | Exopermaculture

Phoenixfirebird:

One man’s innovative solutions for living in a drought-ravaged area have
made Tuscon a lot greener, and he eventually managed to get local laws
changed to allow curb-cutting for rainwater collection. Now the city
even offers a rainwater collection rebate to homeowners. Here’s how he
did it:

 Mitigating Drought Department: Mr. Rain Man shows how | Exopermaculture

Originally posted on Exopermaculture:

I especially appreciate the way this one man took it upon himself
to not just transform his own use of water, but to “bump up against
existing laws” in a risky effort to show both his neighborhood and his
city that another way is possible. Both the neighborhood and the Tucson
city government, to their credit, jumped on the bandwagon. Hopefully,
this and similar efforts will pave the way towards a greater
permacultural understanding of how to store and utilize precious water
in any environment during climate change. And notice, BTW, how much more
interesting the landscape when we cut into straight curb lines to open
tiny new spaces for creating abundance.

Rain Man: How one Tucson resident harvests the rain

October 8, 2014
by Dan Kraker

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By Dan Kraker


When it comes to rainfall, Tucson is not the beneficiary of Mother Nature’s bounty. The desert city receives only about 12…

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