Collecting the Desert’s Collecting the Desert’s Most Precious ResourceMost Precious Resource

New BuildingsNew BuildingsBy By

Daniel Gust, JJ Istrin, Blake McCay, Daniel Gust, JJ Istrin, Blake McCay, Lincoln Perino, Amanda Talesnick, Lincoln Perino, Amanda Talesnick,

Water HarvestingWater Harvesting

• Water harvesting is Water harvesting is the collection of runoff the collection of runoff for future usagefor future usage

• Water harvesting is Water harvesting is essential for irrigation essential for irrigation in the desertin the desert

• Water harvesting is Water harvesting is cheap and necessary cheap and necessary for preserving the for preserving the water tablewater table

Highland Commons:Highland Commons:

• Combined Roof top Combined Roof top area 45,552 ftarea 45,552 ft22

• 40,997 ft40,997 ft33 of water of water harvesting harvesting potential in an potential in an average yearaverage year

• Can irrigate 11,388 Can irrigate 11,388 ftft2 2 of turfof turf

Euclid HousingEuclid Housing

• Roof top 56,500 ftRoof top 56,500 ft22

• 50,850 ft50,850 ft33 of water of water harvesting harvesting potential in an potential in an average yearaverage year

• Can irrigate 14,125 Can irrigate 14,125 ftft2 2 of turfof turf

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• Roof top 33,706 ftRoof top 33,706 ft22

• 30,335 ft30,335 ft33 of water of water harvesting harvesting potential in an potential in an average yearaverage year

• Can irrigate 8,427 Can irrigate 8,427 ftft22 of turf of turf

Solutions:Solutions:

• Rainstore 3 is a Rainstore 3 is a storage structure for storage structure for storing water storing water undergroundunderground

• Can store 94% of the Can store 94% of the rain water that enters rain water that enters the structurethe structure

• Can build a road or Can build a road or turf over itturf over it

• Can make it any size Can make it any size you wantyou want

• It is a cheap easy way It is a cheap easy way to store rain waterto store rain water

Solutions:Solutions:

• Southwest photovoltaic Southwest photovoltaic Systems manufactures Systems manufactures 9300 Series submersible 9300 Series submersible pumpspumps

• Solar panels that collect Solar panels that collect sunlight which generates sunlight which generates energy for pumpsenergy for pumps

• Essential for the desert Essential for the desert environment, because environment, because there are 320 days of there are 320 days of sunshinesunshine

• When the sun is shining is When the sun is shining is when water is most when water is most essential for vegetationessential for vegetation

• It is a sustainable solution It is a sustainable solution to irrigation.to irrigation.

Collecting the Desert’s Most Collecting the Desert’s Most Precious ResourcePrecious Resource

Unvr 195a Water Reclamation in the Tucson BasinUnvr 195a Water Reclamation in the Tucson Basin

Dr. JJ RileyDr. JJ Riley

Arin HaverlandArin Haverland

ByByDaniel GustDaniel Gust

JJ IstrinJJ IstrinBlake McCayBlake McCayLincoln PerinoLincoln Perino

Amanda TalesnickAmanda Talesnick

ReferencesReferences

Grant McCormick, Campus PlannerGrant McCormick, Campus Planner

Rodney Mackey, Senior ArchitectRodney Mackey, Senior Architect

Steve Allbin, Senior Mechanical InspectorSteve Allbin, Senior Mechanical Inspector

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