Brad Lancaster
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"Brad Stewart Lancaster" is an expert in the field of rainwater harvesting and water management. He is also a permaculture teacher, designer, consultant and co-founder of [http://www.desertharvesters.org/ Desert Harvesters] non-profit organization.

Lancaster lives on an eighth of an acre (0.05 Ha) in downtown Tucson, Arizona, where rainfall is less than 12 inches (305 mm) per annum. In such arid conditions, Brad consistently models that catching over 100,000 Gallons (379,000 Liters) of rainwater to feed food-bearing shade trees, abundant gardens, and a thriving landscape is a much more viable option than the municipal system of directing it into storm drains and sewer systems.

A recent project in 2009 involved acting as a representative for the U.S. State Department on an educational tour in the Middle East.

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