Examples of water-harvesting concepts, earthworks, and cisterns

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Examples of traffic-calming strategies within roadways. These techniques double as water-harvesting strategies.

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Examples of water harvesting within, beside, or in place of parking lots, parking garages, and driveways

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Examples of water harvesting along streets and sidewalks

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Examples of "daylighting," or exposing once-buried waterways. See "Daylighting: New Life for Buried Streams" for more information.

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Greywater Harvesting Image Gallery

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Water harvesting examples at Lancaster residence and surrounding public right-of-way. Tucson, Arizona.

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Poorly drained dirt roads that are a problem, and water-harvesting dirt roads that are a solution. For more info see "Water Harvesting from Low-Standard Rural Roads" by Bill Zydeek. Available for free download at www.QuiviraCoalition.org

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Show and celebrate the flow — examples of water-harvesting art. If you have your own photos of water-harvesting art to share, email them to us (admin@harvestingrainwater.com) with basic info on the location, artist, and any contextual description.

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There is a tradition of harvesting rainwater in all human-inhabited drylands of the world where it rains, as well as a great many wet areas having dry seasons. I've been very lucky to have been able to travel to, and learn from, some of them. I hope you'll enjoy their beauty and the incredible quality of work!

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Some different styles of rainhead screens. These screens serve to deflect larger debris from entering water tanks.

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