Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond by Brad Lancaster

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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. Those listed helped me with my book through their review of the text and sharing their work and knowledge.


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.

John Litzel of Little John Excavating, Tucson, Arizona. John is a master backhoe operator that understands water-harvesting earthworks, and does the best backhoe work I’ve seen yet. 520-730-9350.

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.


In California

Art Ludwig, of Oasis Designs, greywater and sustainable systems, designer/author, Santa Barbara, California. Website: www.OasisDesign.net


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

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

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

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