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SYSTEMS FOR RAINFALL AND RUNOFF USE, TUCSON, ARIZONA 1
Author(s) -
DeCook K. James,
Foster Kennith E.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
jawra journal of the american water resources association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.957
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1752-1688
pISSN - 1093-474X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1984.tb04796.x
Subject(s) - surface runoff , environmental science , groundwater recharge , hydrology (agriculture) , flood control , urban runoff , flood myth , water resource management , water storage , groundwater , stormwater , aquifer , geography , geology , ecology , geotechnical engineering , archaeology , geomorphology , inlet , biology
Summary Rainfall and runoff in the Tucson, Arizona, urban area can be used to augment residential and municipal water supplies. Residential rainfall‐harvesting systems include a catchment surface, collection and concentration components, separation and treatment units, storage capacity and distribution capability. A system to control runoff can divert water from urban washes for use in parks or other landscaped areas or can be used to enhance recharge to groundwater reservoirs. A reduction in flood hazards or peaks is a concurrent benefit of controlling and diverting runoff.