May 05, 2011 Threats to Riparian Ecosystems in Western North America: An Analysis of Existing Literature Keywords: riparian ecosystems, threats, dams, pollution, grazing, land use change, timber harvesting, water diversion, road construction, recreation, mining,… read more May 01, 2011 The Benefits and Challenges of Green Roofs on Public and Commercial Buildings Cities create remarkable social environments out of what had been untouched natural landscapes. It is important to understand what is lost in that process as… read more April 01, 2011 Rainwater Collection - Basic Components of a Rainwater Storage System Basic components described are for a non-potable storage system. A potable system would need to consist of all food grade materials, and water would need to be… read more April 01, 2011 City of Tucson Residential Gray Water Information Guide On October 14, 2008, Mayor and Council unanimously voted to require all new residences to be built with gray water capabilities. Starting June 1, 2010, all new… read more March 15, 2011 The Evolution: Clean Water to LID Keywords: low impact development; EPA; Phase II stormwater regulations; MS4 regulations; case studies read more March 01, 2011 West-Wide Climate Risk Assessments: Bias-Corrected and Spatially Downscaled Surface Water Projections Public Law 111-11, Subtitle F (SECURE1 Water Act), section (§) 9503 authorizes the U.S. Department of Interior’s Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation… read more February 01, 2011 Rainwater Collection - Calculating Water Supply and Demand to Estimate Storage Needs When it comes to finances, balancing the budget is important. But what about balancing our water use? We turn on the tap and out comes clean, treated water… read more February 01, 2011 The Value of Green Infrastructure for Urban Climate Adaptation In this paper CCAP provides information on the costs and benefits of “green” infrastructure solutions for bolstering local adaptation to climate… read more January 01, 2010 Urban & Community Forestry at a Glance read more January 01, 2010 Rooftops to Rivers II An estimated 10 trillion gallons a year of untreated stormwater runs off roofs, roads, parking lots, and other paved surfaces, often through the sewage systems… read more June 01, 2010 City of Tucson SECTION 4-01.0.0: COMMERCIAL RAINWATER HARVESTING Harvesting rainwater is a useful strategy for providing supplemental irrigation water to commercial landscapes, making more efficient use of the… read more June 01, 2010 Sustaining America’s Urban Trees and Forests Close to 80 percent of the U.S. population lives in urban areas and depends on the essential ecological, economic, and social benefi ts provided by urban trees… read more May 06, 2010 Rainwater Harvesting in the Southwestern United States: A policy review of the Four Corners states With the passage of the nation's first municipal rainwater harvesting ordinance for commercial projects, Tucson placed itself at the forefront of the… read more January 01, 2009 The Value of Green Infrastructure This guide distills key considerations involved in assessing the economic merits of green infrastructure practices. It examines the steps necessary to… read more January 01, 2009 Decision Support Planning Methods The Water Utility Climate Alliance (WUCA) developed this white paper to present multipleoutcome planning techniques to water utilities interested in… read more Pagination « First First page ‹‹ Previous page … 4 5 6 7 8 … ›› Next page Last » Last page
