Descanso Gardens breaks ground on a new water-reuse and wildfire-readiness project to store millions of gallons and restore ...

More local governments are requiring building owners to mitigate the impact of stormwater runoff. Solutions including rain gardens, green roofs, cisterns, and rainwater recycling add cost to projects, ...

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 ...

Disconnecting impervious surfaces, like directing gutters onto lawns instead of driveways, can significantly reduce stormwater runoff. Rain barrels offer a free water source for gardens (non-edible) ...

The basic idea of a cistern water system, which collects and stores water in or near a home, goes back centuries. In some parts of Western Asia, archeologists discovered lime plaster cisterns in the ...