Board urges rainwater-harvesting pilots and better on-site stormwater modeling
Summary
Members recommended promoting rainwater harvesting and efficient irrigation (drip systems) and asked staff to identify public modeling opportunities; staff noted the city's stormwater management manual (updated May 2025) includes many on-site measures already required for developments.
Board members recommended encouraging rainwater harvesting and more efficient irrigation systems as low-cost measures to improve water resilience. One member said rainwater harvesting is simple and comparable to backyard composting in terms of adoption effort; others noted that public demonstration projects could model the benefits for residents.
City staff noted the city's stormwater management manual—updated in May 2025—already requires a range of on-site management techniques (rain gardens, detention ponds, dry wells, etc.) for new developments and may provide a template for public pilot projects. Members asked staff to share the manual and identify candidate public sites where a rainwater-harvesting demonstration could be installed and promoted.
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