Tucson Citizen.com
Tucson Progressive -

Tucson makes Time Magazine’s list of ‘Intelligent Cities’

by on Mar. 01, 2011, under Arizona, environment, Tucson

Brad Lancaster (left), local rainwater harvesting guru, talks about building water catchment basins and installing cisterns at a workshop. (Photo Credit: Pamela Powers)

Finally… some positive, news coming out of Arizona.

In a recent issue, Time Magazine named Tucson one of the nation’s “Intelligent Cities” because it is a desert city with laws that promote grey water and rainwater use. Here’s the story:
In Tucson, Saving the Bath Water Too

If you would like to learn more about rainwater or grey water collection and use, check out the Watershed Management Group. They teach individuals and neighborhoods through workshops and lectures.

I attended a two-weekend, hands-on workshop conducted by Technicians for Sustainability and Stone Curves Co-Housing a few years ago. It was a great experience; I learned a lot of water collection dos and don’ts, which helped me transform my yard. I highly recommend a workshop for anyone who is considering installing a cistern or hiring someone to do it.

This entry was posted on Tuesday, March 1st, 2011 at 6:00 am and is filed under Arizona, environment, Tucson. Tags for this post: , , , , . You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

RSS feed for this post (comments)

  • Pingback: Tucson makes Time Magazine’s list of ‘Intelligent Cities’ – Tucson Citizen | The Write Article

  • Martha Retallick

    I heartily second the endorsement of the Watershed Management Group. I’ve had three WMG workshops at my place. Have been very pleased with the results.

    • Pamela Powers

      I think Tucson could do more to encourage gray water and rainwater use — particularly for irrigation– and discourage using city water, but I’m glad we were featured for what we do have. The Time article could have had way more detail– including mentioning the Watershed Management Group and Brad Lancaster.

      • Martha Retallick

        Hey, Pam! I’m with you on the increased use of gray and rainwater use for irrigation.
         
        And I think that the City of Tucson should take the lead and get all of its properties out of the irrigation loop and onto gray/rainwater harvesting. Having worked on Watershed Management Group projects at three different city council ward offices (1, 3, and 6), I know that there are plenty of willing helpers out there. So, put us to work, City of Tucson. We’re ready!

  • Pingback: Tucson Citizen at Festival of Books – March 12-13, 2011 – Geoff Notkin, foodies - To Market to Food Market

«
»

The Tucson Progressive

Pamela Powers Hannley writes the Tucson Progressive blog on the TucsonCitizen.com and contributes articles to the Huffington Post and Salon.com. She has had more than 30 years of experience in written, visual, and electronic communication—including freelance writing, photography, graphic design, and consulting. In addition to blogging for the Citizen, she is the Managing Editor of an international medical research journal.

Hannley has authored medical research articles, print magazine and newspaper stories, and numerous cancer prevention and self-help publications.

She has been a blogger since 2006, joined the ranks of Tucson Citizen bloggers in October 2010, and started contributing to the Huffington Post in 2011 and to Salon.com in 2012.

Hannley holds a masters’ degree in public health from The University of Arizona and a bachelors’ degree in journalism from The Ohio State University. She is a native of Amherst, Ohio but has lived in Tucson since 1981.