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County sustainability staff push green stormwater infrastructure, low‑tech conservation and community outreach
Summary
Santa Fe County’s sustainability manager outlined low‑tech and behavior‑based steps — green stormwater infrastructure, native plants, composting, rain gardens and laundry‑to‑landscape options — to stretch water supplies and support mutual domestic systems, and said a county GSI guide should be finished in December.
Jacqueline Beam, Santa Fe County’s sustainability manager, told commissioners the county will emphasize conservation, green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) and low‑tech measures as part of a broader water resilience strategy.
Beam said the sustainability division maintains online tools (water calculators and a water footprint tool) and has been working to integrate energy‑water planning. She recommended native landscaping, rain gardens and soil‑health practices to increase infiltration and reduce irrigation demand, and noted the county’s monsoon pattern and roughly 12–14 inches of annual precipitation can…
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