Cottonwood Sponsors Water Conservation Series            

CONTACT:

Charlie Scully, City of Cottonwood

928-634-5505

EVENT DATES:  Oct. 11 ^-  6:30 p.m.

& Oct. 12  - 6:30 a.m.

City of Cottonwood Sponsors Free Greywater and Rainwater Harvesting Lecture Series

 

It was standing room only when water harvesting expert and author, Brad Lancaster spoke to an amazed crowd of over 150 people in Clarkdale last April.  He shared his personal story of harvesting 100,000 gallons of rainwater a year and how he created an oasis on his 1/8^th acre lot in Tucson without the need for any additional water!  Using statistics and unbelievable photos, he passionately described the benefits of capturing rainwater rather than treating it as a nuisance to be shunted past the land to impermeable city streets and sewers. 

 

Due to the success of Lancaster’s presentation, the City of Cottonwood has invited him to return, along with greywater expert/consultant/author, Art Ludwig.  Both these international experts will speak at a free public lecture at Mingus High School on Thursday, October 11^th at 6:30pm.  This intriguing lecture will leave you inspired and wondering why we haven’t been harvesting water sooner. 

 

The following morning, Friday, October 12^th at 6:30am, at a free breakfast seminar, Ludwig & Lancaster will address the community’s builders, landscapers and plumbers on the latest technology and wisdom of greywater systems.  In 2005, the City of Cottonwood passed an ordinance requiring all new single-family residences to be plumbed to accommodate greywater use.  Unfortunately many building trades don’t know how to optimize this important strategy or how to market it to prospective buyers.  This workshop at the Public Safety Building on Friday, October 12^th, at 6:30am will discuss design and installation of greywater systems, building codes, marketing, and tax credits. 

 

Finally, for those who really want to get their hands wet, on Saturday, October 13^th from 9am to 1pm, Ludwig and Lancaster will conduct a hands-on workshop on water harvesting.  Participants will learn how to design and install such systems and see finished and in-progress projects.  Cost is $40.  For more information on the series & to register for the Design/Install Breakfast for the trades, as well as the hands-on workshop, go to:  http://www.greenteamaz.com/Save_Water_WORKSHOPS/page_1904395.html

or call Donna Lay at 928-202-2363; or contact Charlie Scully, Cottonwood Community Development Department at 928-634-5505, cscully@ci.cottonwood.az.us

 

 

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Press Releases

City of Cottonwood Water Harvesting Series

Calendar Announcements                                                      Contact: Charlie Scully

                                                                                                928-634-5505

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City of Cottonwood Presents a Free Water Harvesting Lecture on Oct. 11^th, 6:30pm at Mingus Union High School

It was standing room only the last time author Brad Lancaster came to town to talk about rainwater harvesting.  This time, there’s plenty of room as the City of Cottonwood invites you to a free water lecture at Mingus High School’s auditorium on Thursday, October 11^th at 6:30pm.  Stage one water conservation alerts make it more important than ever to begin voluntary measures to cut water use and capture what we can.  This passionate presentation on how to transform an urban landscape into a rich desert oasis will take your breath away.  You’ll be asking yourself why we haven’t been doing this sooner.  Attend this free lecture at Mingus High School on Thursday, October 11^th at 6:30pm sponsored by the City of Cottonwood.  For more information go to: http://water.greenteamAZ.com

 Start:   Immediately                                                               End:  Oct. 11, 2007 - 6pm

City of Cottonwood Presents a Free Breakfast Seminar for the Building Trades 

What’s more confusing than an ordinance that requires plumbing for grey water use?  Developers, landscapers and plumbers who don’t have a clue for how to use it.  The City of Cottonwood is presenting a free breakfast seminar for the building trades with internationally acclaimed water harvesting experts Brad Lancaster and Art Ludwig on Friday morning, October 12^th at 6:30pm at the Cottonwood Public Safety Building on 6^th Street.  Building codes, tax credits, applications and marketing will be discussed.  Capturing greywater makes dollars and sense.  Hear from two passionate authors who between them have consulted in over 20 countries and collected hundreds of thousands of gallons of greywater and rainwater.  Registration required.  For more information, other related water conservation events and to register: http://water.greenteamAZ.com

Start:  Immediately                                                                End:  Oct. 12, 2007 – 6pm

Hands-On Workshop on Greywater/Rainwater Harvesting 

Get your hands wet at a greywater and rainwater harvesting workshop in Cottonwood on Saturday, October 13^th from 9am to 1pm.  Art Ludwig, author of “Creating an Oasis with Greywater” & Brad Lancaster, author of “Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands” will guide you through the nuts and bolts of designing and installing greywater and rainwater harvesting systems.  Cost of the workshop is $40, early registration.  For more information and to register, go to:  http://water.greenteamAZ.com