Category: Rainwater Harvesting

New research highlights the importance of cultural values in green infrastructure GI Co-authored by Flor Sandoval Program Director at SERI this study explores how plant preferences differ across economic and cultural backgrounds in a semi-arid city of the U S Southwest Findings show that low-income Hispanic residents often favor fruit-bearing plants for cultural benefits...

As a Community Champion you will be the liaison between the Grow Tucson partners and community members of the neighborhood you live in You will actively engage with residents promote our events and build relationships that drive community involvement Your role will involve canvassing the neighborhood attending and coordinating events setting up neighborhood meetings...

The Alliance for Water Efficiency AWE recently awarded Tucson Water the winner for providing a diversity of conservation incentives to support low-income communities in Tucson As one of Tucson Water s long-standing partners we are proud to be running efficiency and water conservation programs to create equity in our community discounted clothes washer installations...

For the past six years we have collaborated with University of Arizona's Project Harvest to examine levels of contamination in residential harvested rainwater We collected and analyzed over rainwater samples by partnering with families in Tucson whom are disproportionately impacted by climate change and pollution The findings show there is increased contamination in rainwater...

SERI has recently received extra funding from the Bureau of Reclamation WaterSmart Drought Response Program to make rainwater harvesting more affordable and accessible to Tucson s low-income community Through our existing Limited-Income Rainwater Harvesting Loan Grant Program this new grant will give qualifying households an extra to cover the costs of installing a -gallon...

Cisterns gutters and passive designs cost money but at SERI we provide a Rainwater Harvesting Loan amp Grant Program for limited-income residents to afford systems David Sanabria Rainwater Harvesting Program Manager talks on The Buzz about our participants experiences in the program and new benefits participants are receiving We tend to have higher interest...

Growing our own food is not an easy task but it is not impossible there are resources available to help For a second time now we are partnering with Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona to benefit our participants by providing them free seasonal seeds If you are interested in having your own garden...

If you are a current participant in our Limited-Income Rainwater Harvesting Loan amp Grant Program as of February st you can now order up to two trees and two shrubs to help increase tree canopy at your home and in your neighborhood With funding from Tucson Water and City of Tucson we are able...