Water Harvesting at U of A

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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