One inch of rain pouring down on an average-sized residential roof creates 748 gallons of stormwater runoff, according to the King County Wastewater Treatment Division. After collecting debris, waste ...

Rainwater collection seems like a no-brainer for any type of new construction, especially for a house. Whether it's watering household plants, keeping the pool full or augmenting an entire landscape, ...

Thank goodness for some rain! The recent rainfall was much needed and will make a big difference in plant health. Irrigation just can’t replace rain, even well-designed and properly used systems. But ...

This 500-gallon tank will irrigate the UC Santa Cruz Village garden with rainwater during the region's dry season. It was designed, built, and adorned with a painted mural by students as part of an ...

When planning a garden, however small or large, it's easy to focus mostly on the aesthetics. The plants, trees, and flowers, along with their colors, heights, and textures, and the wide array of ...

EHU researchers have explored how a sustainable urban drainage system built in Legazpi has affected various rainwater parameters, and have concluded that a permeable pavement has improved the quality ...

Journal of Urban and Environmental Engineering, Vol. 10, No. 1 (January to June 2016), pp. 124-134 (11 pages) Abstract: The purpose of this study was to inform decision makers at state and local ...

The Cincinnati Zoo has made strides in sustainability, boasting three of the country’s largest solar arrays and a 1.5-million-gallon rainwater capture system. From 2006 to 2024, the zoo’s water usage ...