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Are you making water sense?

Thu, 28 May 2009 07:41:33 +0000

Similar to Energy Star, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sponsored the development of the WaterSense partnership program.

The WaterSense label makes it easy to identify water-efficient products, such as bathroom sink faucets, toilets, showerheads, and more.

Retrofitting the average American home with products that carry the WaterSense label can save, on average, 11,000 gallons of water (per home) per year! That’s enough to fill 11,000 gallon containers In all seriousness… that’s a lot of water that is being wasted every year… per home!

According to the Tucson Water website, about 80% of homes use 11,220 gallons or less of water per month. So, using WaterSense products has the potential to help you save quite a bit on your monthly bill. In addition to saving you money, conserving water especially here in the Southwest is obviously crucial.

The EPA has put together a very helpful resource that contains more information about WaterSense and tips to help you conserve water.

TogetherGreen Innovation Grants in Arizona

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 06:48:42 +0000

It is with great excitement to learn that a few days ago, TogetherGreen.org announced that the Tucson’s Barrio Kroeger Lane neighborhood has been awarded a $20,000 grant to restore the native desert habitat while reducing water usage and saving money.

This award is one of the 41 recently announced national innovation grants (funded by Toyota). It is a community-driven project that incorporates the best sustainability practices, such as water conservation, rain-water harvesting, and landscaping with native plants.

The project will be coordinated by the Tucson Audubon Society. For more information about the Tucson Innovation award, please visit TogetherGreen: Community Conservation in Tucson.

In addition, Phoenix also received a TogetherGreen Innovation Grant that will be coordinated by Audubon Arizona (National Audubon Society) and aims to raise awareness of the human-caused water pollution and its consequences on the environment. The project will be centered in the heart of Phoenix’s Rio Salado Habitat.

For more information about the Phoenix Innovation award, please visit TogetherGreen: River Keepers.

To learn more about TogetherGreen, to view other projects, or if you have an idea and would like to submit a proposal for your own project, please visit the TogetherGreen website.

Water Harvesting at U of A

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:31:08 +0000

It doesn’t rain much in the Arizona Southwest, does it? But when it does, don’t you think we should collect this water instead of allowing it to just wash down the street?

A class offered at the University of Arizona is trying to change what happens to rain water in Tucson. The class, taught by Dr. Jim Riley, an associate professor of Soil, Water, and Environmental Sciences, teaches students to harvest the Tucson rain water.

Thanks to Dr. Riley and his students, who got some help from the UA Facilities Management, several UA buildings now has passive or active water harvesting features.

Read more info here… Water Harvesting Class ‘Reshaping’ Campus

In this dry region, where we need to conserve our use of water, rain water harvesting makes perfect sense.

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Wed, 10 Sep 2008 05:26:44 +0000

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