Marin County’s major water providers have raised rebates for rainwater catchment systems because of county funding. The Marin Municipal Water District and the North Marin Water District are offering ...

About 90 percent of Thad Johnson’s neighbors in rural Coconino County haul drinking water, unable to pay the expense of reaching the water table a mile underground. Johnson and his family live fully ...

Volunteers assemble a 30,000-gallon water-catchment system on Keokea-Waiohuli Hawaiian homelands in October. Photo courtesy Kekoa Enomoto An upcountry water-catchment project, where volunteers from ...

Look up whether your area has water usage laws (common in drier climates) and if it’s enough to support your needs. Experiment with water catchment systems such as rainwater harvesting or creating ...