Rainwater Harvesting
in Tucson
Make the most of the water that falls on your property.
Holy Water Earthworks designs and installs rainwater harvesting systems & ritual rain gardens that work with your landscape—helping manage flooding and erosion while supporting healthy plants and more resilient and joy-filled outdoor spaces.
Is water causing problems on your property?
Standing water, erosion, runoff, struggling plants, or water flowing toward structures can all be signs that the landscape isn't managing rainfall effectively.
Water harvesting is also problem solving.
Holy Water looks at how water enters, moves through, and leaves the entire property before determining what interventions make sense.
Slow it. Spread it. Sink it.
Rather than letting rainfall immediately run off a property, thoughtful earthworks can direct water where it's useful and allow more of it to infiltrate the soil.
The benefits of rainwater harvesting include:
· Reduce flooding
· Minimize erosion
· Support plants
· Conserve potable water
· Build healthier soil
· Create a more resilient landscape
Types of Water Harvesting
Active
Rainwater Harvesting
Captures rainfall in a storage system such as a tank or cistern so it can be used later.
Once the tank fills, the overflow still has to go somewhere. Holy Water designs with that overflow in mind so the active system works together with the surrounding landscape.
Passive
Rainwater Harvesting
Uses the landscape itself to capture water through things like:
Basins · Swales · Berms · Grading · Rockwork
Roof runoff and sheet flow can be directed into planted areas where water can soak into the soil.
Tucson Water
Rainwater Harvesting Rebate Assistance
Holy Water Earthworks can help Tucson homeowners plan rainwater harvesting projects with the Tucson Water rebate program in mind. Logan can help you:
Understand eligible rainwater harvesting options
Develop a site-specific design
Prepare the information needed for your rebate application
From passive earthworks to rainwater collection systems, she'll help you create a landscape that makes the most of our desert rainfall.
Rebate eligibility and approval are determined by Tucson Water. Customers must complete the required workshop and pre-approval process before installation.
Earthworks + rockwork
Shape the land. Guide the water.
Holy Water Earthworks uses grading and earthworks to manage water movement, with different forms of rockwork used where appropriate to stabilize slopes, reduce erosion, slow water, and integrate those functional elements into the landscape's overall aesthetic.
Basins · Swales · Grading · Erosion Control · Rockwork · Drainage
Rainwater + irrigation
Rainwater first. Irrigation when you need it.
A resilient Tucson landscape doesn't have to rely exclusively on rainfall. Holy Water can integrate conventional irrigation with rainwater harvesting so plants receive supplemental water when rainfall isn't enough—particularly while a new landscape is becoming established.
We also offer Gray Water Services like
Laundry-to-Landscape, which can also qualify for
Tucson Water’s Gray Water System Rebate -
just reach out to learn more.
A Little More Magic in Your Own Backyard
Whether you're imagining a gathering space, a more abundant garden, or a landscape that works better with the desert, you don't need to have it all figured out.
Start with a one-hour site consultation with Logan. Walk your property together, explore possibilities, and imagine what your landscape could become with a little help from your friends at Holy Water Earthworks.
1-hour site consultation · $150
1-hour site consultation with a 8.5”×11” hand sketched plan drawn on site over a Pima County Map Guide aerial photo of the property · $250
Rainwater Plan up to Tucson Water Standards for Rebate · $500
