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by PHOTOS COURTESY EARTHWRIGHTS DESIGNS

Santa Fe is considering a law requiring new buildings to install rainwater-harvesting systems. Already, though, many historic neighborhoods are catching the rain using innovative methods. This compound of buildings has the potential to harvest hundreds of gallons from cloudbursts

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