Households

Publications - Websites - Other Resources

The average U. S. household uses 80 to 100 gallons of water per person per day. Learn how you can use water more efficiently in your home and landscape.

Publications

Desert Gardening for Beginners (1999) (100 pp.) $7.95 Available for sale online
Desert Landscaping for Beginners (2001) (224) $14.95 Available for sale online
Desert Landscaping: Plants for a Water-Scarce Environment (CD-ROM) (1996) $25.00 Available for sale online
Drip Irrigation for the Home Garden and Landscape (1989) (VHS 32 minutes) $20.00 Available for sale online
Harvesting Rainwater for Landscape Use (1998) (39 pp.) PDF Version 923 kb HTML Version Available for sale online
Phoenix Area Turf Water Management Information (1998) (2 pp.) PDF Version 25kb Available for sale online
Southwestern Landscaping that Saves Energy and Water (1989) (62 pp.) $7.95 Available for sale online

Websites

Water Wise ideas can help you save money on your water bill and also benefit the community by conserving this precious resource - http://cals.arizona.edu/cochise/waterwise/
Sustainability of semi-Arid Hydrology and Riparian Areas - http://www.sahra.arizona.edu/programs/water_cons/index.html
Fact sheet about assessing your home site after a wildfire - http://www.ext.colostate.edu/drought/assesshome.html

Other Resources


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