Resources
Links
California's Claimed Water Resources Education and Policy Center
California Climate Action Team - Water-Energy Subgroup
California Green Building Standards
Calculate Your Water Footprint
City of Austin, Texas Rain Barrel Program
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities
Harvest H20 - Online RWH Community
Hawaii Rainwater Catchment Systems Association
International Rainwater Catchment Systems Association (IRCSA)
Rainwater Harvesting in Washington State
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Rainwater Harvesting Program
Texas Cooperative Extension, Texas A&M University System
TAMU Publication: Rainwater Harvesting: Soil Storage and Infiltration System
TAMU Publication: Rainwater Harvesting: Raingardens
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
TCEQ Guide: Rainwater Harvesting
Texas Water Development Board Rainwater Harvesting (TWDB)
UK Rainwater Harvesting Association
U.S. Average Annual Precipitation Maps
Using Rainwater to Grow Livable Communities
Publications
The following publications and articles contain useful information related to rainwater harvesting systems.
8 Principles for Successful Rainwater Harvesting
View article by ARCSA member Brad Lancaster at The Oil Drum
Canadian Guidelines for Household Reclaimed Water for Use in Toilet
and Urinal Flushing
View article on Health Canada website
Canadian Technical Series 03-100: Rainwater Harvesting and Grey Water Reuse
View article on Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation website, in association with Canadian Water and Wastewater Association
Collecting and Utilizing Rainfall Runoff: A Homeowner's Manual of Ideas for Harvesting Rainwater (Thomas Jefferson Soil and Water Conservation District, Virginia)
Download PDF from TJSWCD website (32 pages, 4MB)
EPA Brochures on Rainwater Harvesting and Rain Gardens
Build your own rain barrel
Water conservation including rain barrels
Clean Water Campaign
Greenscaping with rain barrels
TAPP Guide to a Water-Friendly Yard
How To build a rain garden
Rain garden design and costs
TAPP rain garden planting guide
Tips for a productive rain garden
EPA Green Infrastructure Management
View Article
Furrow dikes maximize irrigation and rainfall benefits
Download PDF
(Reprinted from “The Cross Section,” Vol. 50, No. 2, February 2004)
Greener Pastures for America's Homebuilders? A Survey of Sustainable Practices by the Homebuilding Industry
Download PDF of white paper (16 pages,
by the Calvert Group, Ltd., with collaboration from the Boston College Institute for Responsible Investment)
Harvesting Rainwater for Landscape Use
View article on University of Arizona website
Is Rainwater Harvesting For You? Do the Math.
View article on Planet Green website
Master's Thesis: A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Rainwater Harvesting at Commercial Facilities in Arlington County, Virginia
View thesis by Bill Hicks, PE, of Duke University
Proposed Rules & Regulations Pertaining to Private Drinking Water Systems
Download PDF (40 pages, Rhode Island Department of Health)
Rainwater as a Resource: A Report on Three Sites Demonstrating Sustainable Stormwater Management
Download PDF (56 pages,
from the Tree People website)
Rainwater Collection Information for San Juan County, Washington
View article on Washington State Department of Ecology website
Rainwater Harvesting: A Community's Technology for Coping with Climate Change
Download PDF (8 pages,
from the Raindrop newsletter)
Rainwater Harvesting - A Win-Win Option
Download PDF (3 pages,
Originally published in “Texas Watch” newsletter, Texas State University, Winter 2004)
Safe Water Systems for the Developing World: Implementing Household-Based Water Treatment and Safe Storage Programs, developed by the Centers for Disease Control
Ceramic filtration
Flocculant treatment
Household chlorination
Safe water system
The Texas Manual on Rainwater Harvesting (Texas Water Development Board)
Download PDF from TWDB website (88 pages, 2MB)
USEPA Guidelines for Water Reuse
Download PDF (478 pages, EPA/625/R-04/108 September
2004; may take several minutes to download)
Virginia Rainwater Harvesting Manual
View PDF on Cabell Brand Center website (58 pages, 3MB)
Water Efficiency in Austin, TX Journal Article
Download PDF
Water Harvesting Guidance Manual
View article and download PDFs on City of Tucson website
Water Quality in Kentucky: Cisterns for Kentucky (J. L. Taraba et al., 1990).
View Article on U of K website (University of Kentucky publication)
Other Publications Available in Members Only Section