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Flagstaff has one of the lowest per-capita water use rates in Arizona, but struggles to meet peak demand. Instead of just regulating peak use by price and watering cycles, a citizen panel has proposed requiring an active rainwater harvesting system -- tanks and cisterns -- for any new business and apartment or townhouse complex that doesn't plant native, drought-tolerant plants. The city council has farmed out the proposed rainwater harvesting mandate to several city commissions for further input.
Farms, cities, green forces say facilities use too much of resource
Both Australia and California are experiencing a 3-year drought that began in 2006. An L.A.-based group, the Americans for the Australian Trade Commission, hosted a one-day event in L.A. Thursday, Jan. 14 to bring together water sustainability experts from both sides of the Pacific. Australians cited rainwater harvesting and demand management as the least expensive options for increasing water supplies. Pipelines and dams were among the most expensive options. Urban storm water was cited as a largely untapped source of water generated close to where it’s needed. ... In most Australian cities, as much water falls on that city as the city needs.