The Town of Prescott Valley is getting extra money to help with its rainwater harvesting efforts. The town, in partnership with the Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe, has been awarded a $714,000 grant for an innovative rainwater harvesting for aquifer recharge project. The grant money comes from the Water Infrastructure Finance Authority of Arizona.
Rainwater harvesting captures stormwater from rooftops and directs it into the ground for long-term aquifer storage. Prescott Valley will pay for the installation of rainwater harvesting systems at six buildings owned by the town and the Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe, including the library, police headquarters, civic center, and Wheelhouse Sports Complex, along with two buildings owned by the tribe.
Construction of these rainwater harvesting systems should begin this fall.