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Keith D Johnson

An image for your files. Curb cuts in arid suburbs make smart use of storm runoff on streets to support a thriving landscape & recharge tables. Image via Brad Lancaster / Harvesting

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Keith D Johnson

More from my / management files, with gratitude to Brad Lancaster.

Parking lot with curb cuts to drain stormwater into infiltration zones that support shade trees & shrubs.
Parking lot with drainage of stormwater into infiltration zones that support shade trees & shrubs.
Previously two parking spaces, this streetside has been redesigned to collect and absorb storm runoff. The Arizona city where Brad Lancaster developed these simple systems was very resistant at first. Now they are city policy.
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Keith D Johnson

More pix from Brad L.

Curb cut, stormwater-irrigated gardens with trees along a downtown street.
A dryland suburban boulevard designed to harvest rainwater for irrigation of cooling shade trees.
A large rain garden / infiltration zone that can divert potential flood water for ground water recharge and a less flammable landscape.
Brad showing a suburban street designed to redirect storm water to drains and infiltration to ground water.
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