Regional Resources

The following are primarily local partners and resources across the Santa Cruz Watershed as well as broader Western and National resources that are helpful in our unique Sonoran Desert region.

CONTINUALLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION - If you don't see your favorite resources, let us know!

Local Resources by Topic

Calculators
- - EPA's National Stormwater Calculator
  - Tucson Rainwater Collection Calculation Estimator
Case Studies
- - LID Case Studies Inventory (RFCD)
Cost Benefit, Funding, and Return on Investment
- - Cost Benefit Study with AUTOCASE (PAG, Tucson, PCRFCD, Stantec, Impact Infrastructure)
  - Tucson Water's Green Stormwater Infrastructure Fund Plan
  - City of Tucson Rainwater Harvesting Rebate Program
  - Green Stormwater Infrastructure Mini-Grant Program | Tucson Clean and Beautiful, Inc.
Climate Resilience and Heat
- - City of Tucson's Tucson's Heat Island Workshops
  - University of Arizona
Development, Real Estate and Housing
- - To those in this sector, let's connect!
Drought and Water Recharge
- - PCRFCD Dashboard for stormwater recharge potential
  - Jennifer MacIntosh, UArizona source water and mountainfront recharge studies
  - Neha Gupta, UArizona statewide stormwater recharge investigation (underway)
  - Drywell research
  - SCWC collaborative efforts to integrate stormwater capture and creek preservation into drought planning
Education, Training, and Outreach
- - Brad Lancaster – Rainwater Harvesting for the Drylands and Beyond
  - UArizona Extension office Smart Scape classes (including HOA resources)
  - WMG Workshops
  - Tucson Water Rebate-related workshops
  - PAG's Watershed Pocket Guide
  - Sonoran Permaculture Guild
Environmental Justice and Equity
- - Related layers on PAG's Prioritization Mapping Tool
  - Tucson Tree Equity Score
  - EPA's EJ Screen Tool
  - To those in the community and social service sector, we'd like to connect!
FAQ
- - Storm 2 Shade FAQs
  - Ask the Practitioners- Tucson Water Harvesters Facebook Group
Guidance
- - City of Tucson's Green Stormwater Infrastructure Maintenance Pocket Guide
  - City of Tucson's Green Stormwater Infrastructure Low Impact Development Standard Details and Site Guidelines
  - Watershed Management Group's local Green Infrastructure Manual for Neighborhoods
  - EPA's Stormwater BMP database
  - Brad Lancaster – Rainwater Harvesting for the Drylands and Beyond
  - WRRC's Desert Water Harvesting Initiative (resources for Municipalities)
  - Pima County LID Working Group (Tucson/Flood Control led Guidance)
  - City of Tucson Rainwater Harvesting Rebate Program (includes links to rainwater harvesting videos and guidance)
Habitat and Creeks
- - Creek restoration using GI
  - Floodplain ecosystem restoration
  - Laura Norman's USGS studies on cost-benefit GSI in uplands
  - Jenn Becker's RFCD plants, critters, and creek Restoration Resources
  - Debora Tosline's Bureau of Reclamation GI/LID resources
  - PAG's groundwater-dependent ecosystem inventories and outreach
  - Habitat experts, help us connect with this topic better!
Health
- - Arizona Health Department
  - To those in the health industry, help us connect with this topic better!
Local History of LID
- - will add related presentation links and timeline images here, soon
Incentives, Grants, Rebates
- - Tucson Water Rebates, Grants and Loans
  - Trees for Tucson subsidized trees
  - PCRFCD Detention Retention Requirements -first flush and LID options
  - SERI's Low-Income Programs
Honoring Indigenous Lands, Knowledge, and Advisory Roles
- - Help us grow in this area of understanding!
Installation and Supplies
- - Why Hire An Arborist? | Tucson Clean and Beautiful, Inc.
  - See our member list for some of the growing list of businesses, consultants, and non-profits who can help with installation and supplies.
  - To those in the implementation industry - Help us connect with this topic better by becoming an active member of the group!
Maintenance
- - WMG Raingarden Care Guide
  - Trees for Tucson guides for planting, pruning, and watering
  - Tucson Clean and Beautiful Adopt a Site Program
Manuals, Guidelines, and Design
- - Low Impact Development and Green Infrastructure Guidance Manual
  - The City of Tucson Standard Details
  - WMG's local Green Infrastructure Manual for Neighborhoods
  - WRRC's Desert Water Harvesting Initiative (resources for Municipalities)
Maps and Inventories
Outreach Visuals and Messaging
- View the LID outreach page here
Plans and Goals
- - PAG's Green Stormwater Infrastructure Plan
  - City of Tucson's Community Forest Action Plan for 1 Million Trees goal
  - Santa Cruz Watershed Collaborative's Watershed Restoration Plan
  - Watershed Management Group's City Cooling Goals
Research, Evaluations, and Public Surveys
- - RFCD/WMG Flood Mitigation Modeling Results in Airport Wash Watershed
  - PDEQ Public Survey
  - University researchers, let's connect!
Spanish Language
- - PAG's Outreach
  - WMG's Guides
  - Pima County Extension Office Classes
  - City of Tucson Storm 2 Shade Guidance
Transportation and Green Streets
- - Sonoran Desert Green Infrastructure Resource Library: A Playbook for Transportation Projects in Pima County Communities.
  - PAG Green Streets Regional Programs Inventory
  - Zeedyk, Bill, Water Harvesting from Low-Standard Rural Roads, 2006
  - City of Tucson Draft Street Design Guide
  - Low Impact Development Center's Green Streets Practice Examples
  - Model Design Manual for Living Streets
  - Context Sensitive Solutions
  - Street Orchards for Community Security
Trees
- Subsidized trees to shade your home or business- Trees for Tucson.
- Tree Care - Planting & Maintenance | Tucson Clean and Beautiful, Inc.
- Support for Volunteers to Plant Trees | Tucson Clean and Beautiful, Inc.
- Report Your Tree | City of Tucson Climate Action Hub (tucsonaz.gov)
Rules, Policies, and Regulations
- - PAG's Policy Inventory
  - PAG Regional Council Resolutions
  - City of Tucson's Green Streets Active Practice Guidelines
Conference Summaries (local)
- - RFCD-Sponsored LID/GI Workshop held March 15, 2011
  - Tucson Water's One Water Workshop
  - LID Working Group 2015 - PAG Workshop Summary
  - LID Conference 2012- WRRC Research Gaps Summary
  - One Water Summit - US Water Alliance - In Tucson in 2023
  - Santa Cruz Watershed Collaborative - Spring 2023 summary

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