SLIDESHOWS

WATER HARVESTING EARTHWORKS
 
Mountain/1st Neighborhood (Tucson)
 
Urban Street & Alley - Overview of a system that captures stormwater runoff from both a street & alley into a series of earthworks.
 
Urban Street - A more detailed look at the street-side component in the above slideshow. 
 
Pavement Reduction - Reducing pavement and harvesting runoff into an earthworks on a residential property.
 
Sidewalk - Capturing and infiltating runoff from a sidewalk into an earthworks along a pedestrian right-of-way (ROW).
 
Traffic Circle - Capturing rainfall in an earthworks within an urban intersection.  (under construction)
 
Residential Roof - Directing stormwater runoff from a roof into an earthworks system on a residential property. (under construction)
 
Outdoor Shower - Capturing greywater from an outdoor shower in an earthworks. (under construction)
 
 
Other Neighborhoods (Tucson)
 
SAMOS - Various water harvesting earthworks in the SAMOS neighborhood near Salpointe HS
 
Richland Heights West - Low percent impervious surface area with dense stands of native vegetation
 
Hedrick Acres/Nature Conservancy - Water harvesting earthworks at the Nature Conservancy at Fort Lowell and Cherry
 
Blenman/Treat Street - Water harvesting earthworks collecting stormwater along Treat Street
 
 
Downtown Area (Tucson)
 
Scott Avenue - Extensive water harvesting earthworks that receive stormwater runoff from street and sidewalk.
 
5th Avenue - Water harvesting earthworks that receive stormwater runoff from street and sidewalk.
 
Alameda - Water harvesting earthworks at the City Information Technology Building.
 
 
University of Arizona (Tucson)
 
Visitor Center - Water harvesting earthworks that receive stormwater runoff from roof, parking lot, and cistern.
 
 
URBAN HEAT ISLAND & RUNOFF GENERATION
 
Downtown Tucson - Areas where urban stormwater retofits could improve the environment and livability.