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 ...

Advocating for progressive water strategies, inside and outside a building, must be a focus for every landscape architect. Rain is ever present in Seattle, and we are lucky to draw from pristine, ...

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 ...

Last October I found myself walking across a golden field on the outskirts of Rome. Large bales of hay dotted the landscape before me, a welcome site to those of us trotting across what would have ...

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) ...

Twelve-year-old Isabella Conway with art supplies in front of a mural she painted. Photo courtesy of the city of Hendersonville Press release from the city of Hendersonville: The City of ...

This story is part of a special series that explores the global water crisis. For more, visit National Geographic's Freshwater website. Memories of floodwaters in New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward are ...