Firms/Designers Specializing in Dryland Water Harvesting, Permaculture Design, or Integrated Design
This is only a partial list of designers and implementation firms doing such work. I continualy expand it as I learn of the good works of others.
Australia
Darren J. Doherty. www.permaculture.biz
Robyn Francis. www.permaculture.com.au
David Holmgren. www.holmgren.com.au
Geoff Lawton. www.permaculture.org.au
Max Lindegger. www.ecologicalsolutions.com.au/max.html
Dr. Peter Coombes, Director of the Bonacci Group of expert environmental engineers. www.bonacciwater.com
United States
In Arizona
Rocky Brittain, architect, Tucson, Arizona. Phone: 520-884-8226.
Heather Kinkade-Levario. Phoenix, Arizona. Website: www.forgottenrain.com
David Confer, integrated systems consultant, Tucson, Arizona. Phone: 520-991-3737.
David Omick, sustainable systems/appropriate technology designer, Cascabel, Arizona. Website: www.omick.net
Barbara Rose, permaculture and water harvesting consulting, design, education, Dancing Rocks Community, Tucson, Arizona. 520-572-7221. brosearth@aol.com
Steve Kemble, of Sustainable Systems Support, 3063 N. Camino de Oeste, Tucson, AZ 85745. Phone 520-743-3828. Spearheaded a student-built ferrocement cistern project for East Campus high school in Douglas, Arizona.
Technicians for Sustainability, Designers and installers of rainwater cisterns, solar power sytems, solar hot water heaters, and more. PO Box 1109, Tucson, AZ 85702-1109
Phone: 520-740-0736. Fax: 520-743-3307. Email: info@tfssolar.com. Web: www.tfssolar.com
Andy Millison with Barnabus Kane Landscape Design in Prescott, Arizona. Email: andytbka@cableone.net. Phone: 928-445-3515.
Steve Morgan Landscape Architecture, PO Box 3214, Prescott, AZ 86302, (928) 445-1060. Email: stevemorganla@cableone.net
Web: www.morganlandscapes.com
Macrae Nicoll of High Desert Rainwater Harvesting
PO Box 13008
Prescott, AZ 86304
802-233-9556
Email: highdesertrain@gmail.com
www.HighDesertRain.com
Eden on Earth Ecological Landscaping
PO Box 299
Sedona, AZ 86339
928-925-7184
www.EdenOnEarthLandscaping.com
In California
Art Ludwig of Oasis Designs, greywater and sustainable systems, designer/author, Santa Barbara, California. Website: www.OasisDesign.net
Bobby Markowitz
Licensed Landscape Architect, #3309
Earthcraft Landscape Design
831-475-9355
www.earthcraftdesign.com
In New Mexico
Santa Fe Permaculture, 551 W. Cordova Road #458, Santa Fe, NM 87505. Phone 505-424-4444. Website: www.sfpermaculture.com
Regenesis Group. Ecological resources for communities, designers, and development professionals. Website: www.regenesisgroup.com.
San Isidro Permaculture, 1517 Camino Sierra Vista, Santa Fe, NM 85705. Phone: 505-983-3841, 505-501-GROW. Email: sanisidroperm@hotmail.com
The RainCatcher Incorporated, Water Harvesting, Permaculture Design, General Contracting, 2053 Camino Lado, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505 - (505) 501-4407. License #88071. Web: www.theraincatcher.com
Earthwrights Designs, 30 Camino Sudeste, Santa Fe, NM 87508. Phone: 505-986-1719. Email: ezentrix@aol.com.
Jim Brooks and Soilutions, Inc. - Soil and water conservation, landscape design and services, organics recycling, PO Box 1479 Tijeras, NM 87059. Email: www.soilutions.net
Van Clothier of Stream Dynamics, specializing in watershed restoration. Box 2721 Silver City, New Mexico 88062. (505) 388-5296. Email: streamdynamics@aznex.net
Steve Morgan Landscape Architecture, PO Box 394, Hillsboro, NM 88042, (505) 895-3392. Email: stevemorganla@cableone.net
In Texas
Peter Pfieffer, of Barley and Pfeiffer Architects, 1800 W. 6th St., Austin, Texas 78703. Phone 512-476-8580. Website: www.barleypfeiffer.com. Designs swimming-pool-style below-ground sprayed-concrete tanks.
Overland Partners/Architects, 5101 Broadway, San Antonio, Texas 78209. Website: www.overlandpartners.com. Designed the water-harvesting system for the Wildflower Center in Austin, Texas.
Tank Town, Dripping Springs, Texas. www.rainwatercollection.com