U.S. Domestic Resources

Welcome to the H2infO U.S. Domestic Resources Page. On this page you will find U.S. Water Partnership member resources aimed at helping domestic stakeholders address the unique water challenges of the United States.

U.S. Domestic Resources

Tucson Water Rainwater Harvesting Rebate Program Brochure

The National Institutes for Water Resources
Rainwater harvesting is the capture diversion, and storage of rainwater for plant irrigation, the primary concept is to slow down as much of the rainwater runoff as possible and keep it on the property.Read more
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Tucson Regional Water Planning Perspectives Study

Published: 
May 16, 2008
The National Institutes for Water Resources
The intent of this report is to provide the Tucson region with an indication of the perspectives, including the hopes and concerns, of a representative sample of stakeholders about regional water planning. Forty-three interviews were conducted during March and early April 2008. While this study...Read more
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Arsenic in Arizona Ground Water -- Source and Transport Characteristics

Published: 
May 1, 2008
The National Institutes for Water Resources
Following on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's 'Arsenic Rule' decision to lower the allowable arsenic content in drinking water from 50 to 10 parts per billion (ppb) or less, public water systems were required to meet the lower limit by January 23, 2006. Private well owners...Read more
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Agricultural Water to Municipal Use

Published: 
December 15, 2008
The National Institutes for Water Resources
This article reviews the institutional incentives for and barriers to voluntary water transfers in Arizona, focusing on the role of agricultural water supply organizations in the development of water markets. Survey results from a cross-section of agricultural water supply organizations in Arizona...Read more
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City of Tucson Development Standard No. 10-03.0 Commercial Water Harvesting

Published: 
April 27, 2009
The National Institutes for Water Resources
Harvesting rainwater is a useful strategy for providing supplemental irrigation water to commercial landscapes, making more efficient use of the desert's most limited resource--water. The City of Tucson Mayor and Council adopted the Commercial Rainwater Harvesting Ordinance on October 14, 2008...Read more
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Projects to Enhance Arizona's Environment: Piloting a Voluntary Mechanism for Securing Water for Environmental Enhancement Projects

Published: 
January 2, 2010
The National Institutes for Water Resources
This report documents the results of Phase III of the Bureau of Reclamation funded project at the University of Arizona's Water Resources Research Center entitled, 'Projects to Enhance Arizona's Environment: Piloting a Voluntary Mechanism for Securing Water for Environmental...Read more
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Philadelphia Water Department "Green City - Clean Water" Program

Published: 
October 1, 2009
The National Institutes for Water Resources
PWD's 'Green City - Clean Water' program integrates management of Philadelphia's watersheds into this larger context. It is designed to provide many benefits beyond the reduction of combined sewer overflows, so that every dollar spent provides a maximum return in benefits to the...Read more
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Arizona Well Owners' Guide to Water Supply

Published: 
August 1, 2009
The National Institutes for Water Resources
This booklet is intended for Arizona residents who depend on private wells for their water needs. Well owners who want to become familiar with Arizona's groundwater sources, water quality and water testing options, and well maintenance issues should read this booklet.Read more
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Trees in the City: Valuing Street Trees in Portland, Oregon

Published: 
July 31, 2009
The National Institutes for Water Resources
We use a hedonic price model to simultaneously estimate the effects of street trees on the sales price and the time-on market(TOM)of houses in Portland, Oregon. On average, street trees add $8870 to sales price and reduce TOM by 1.7days. In addition, we found that the benefits of street trees spill...Read more
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Havasu Canyon Watershed

Published: 
June 1, 2010
The National Institutes for Water Resources
Assessment involving the collection of readily available quantitative and qualitative information to develop a watershed profile, and sufficient analysis of that information to generate an appraisal of the conservation needs of the watershed.Read more
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