![]() ![]() ![]() It features a steel apron roof that catches rainwater and stores the precious resource within a tank that protected on all sides by steel panels. The system was designed by the Arizona Trail Association, and metalsmith Rob Bauer in consultation with sustainability professionals, land managers and engineers. This passage had also been the site of many Search and Rescue operations when trail users got into trouble from dehydration and heat exhaustion. “Covering the distance without any shade or water was previously prohibitive for those on horses as the animals require 5-7 gallons of fresh water per day. Photo courtesy of the Arizona Trail Association.Īccording to the Arizona Trail Association, 1,500-gallon (5,600-liter) rainwater cistern capped by a steel catchment roof, and installed by Arizona Trail Association volunteers August 2019 near a remote, and otherwise water-less stretch of the Arizona Trail.
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