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Composting Toilets
January 28, 2022

Publications The Humanure Handbook – A Guide to Composting Human Manure, 4th edition, by Joseph Jenkins, 2019. A very informative, exhaustively researched, and entertaining book that will have you turning turds into tomatoes…

Plant Nurseries & Seed Sources
January 14, 2022

I list (in alphabetical order by country, state, and city) some of my favorite plant nurseries & the beginnings of a list of seed suppliers for various regions by the state in which…

Greywater-Harvesting Stub-Out Ordinance
January 7, 2022

The City of Tucson, Arizona, now mandates that all new homes install greywater-harvesting stub-outs at the time of construction. Tucson, Arizona, Greywater-Harvesting Stub-Out Ordinance See here for a description of a greywater-harvesting stub-out.…

Water Harvesting Ordinances
January 5, 2022

Commercial Rainwater Harvesting City of Tucson ordinance mandating that commercial developments provide at least 50% of their irrigation needs with harvested rainwater.https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/tucson/latest/tucson_az_udc/0-0-0-10610 Residential Greywater Stub-Outs City of Tucson ordinance mandating that all new…

Watershed Restoration

United States Biohabitatshttps://www.biohabitats.com/ Wildland Hydrologyhttps://wildlandhydrology.com/ New Mexico, Arizona, & Utah Bill Zeedyk of Zeedyk Ecological Consulting, LLCSpecializing in watershed restoration, induced meandering, water-harvesting dirt roads, and workshops in all of the above.https://billzeedy.wordpress.com/ Craig…

Curb Cuts & Curb Cores for Street-Runoff Harvesting

Arizona PhoenixConcrete Coring Company(602) 268-1439www.concretecoringaz.com Southwest Curb CutErnie Hey(602) 550-4085 TucsonCustom Saw Cuts(520) 624-2191https://www.customsawcuts.com/ Tucson Concrete Cutting and CoringGlenn Van Houten(520) 747-7364http://tucsonconcretecutting.com/ California WhollyH2OThis site is a comprehensive information center for efficiency, rainwater,…

Earthworks & Landscape Creation

Arizona TucsonConfluence Construction & Consulting LLCOmar Ore-Giron provides native-plant care and water-harvesting strategies, including implementation and maintenance of passive water-harvesting strategies. nativeroots.az@gmail.com Dryland DesignOffers high-quality craftsmanship in water harvesting at the residential and commercial…

Mechanized Earthwork Creation/Excavation

Arizona Tucson John Litzel of Little John ExcavatingJohn is a master backhoe operator who understands water-harvesting earthworks, and does the best backhoe work I’ve seen yet.(520) 730-9350 Goodwillie Earthworks Aaron Goodwillie can utilize…

Pumping and Filtration Services

UNITED STATES (Nationwide) Mark Ragel/Water Harvesting InternationalA full-service, licensed, bonded, and insured water-harvesting contractor and consulting company, WHI offers consultation and implementation for a range of services from pumping and filtration (including drinking-water)…

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