Directory of Rainwater Harvesting Resources

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This category is for sites providing information on rain water harvesting, including how-to, benefits of, and examples of projects that used rain water harvesting. If site is for a business that offers pipes, tanks, valves, or and other products or equipment please do not submit it here. There are more appropriate categories for such sites.

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• Rain Gardens

Resources in This Category

• American Rainwater Catchment Systems Association

  http://www.arcsa.org/
  Promotes sustainable rainwater harvesting practices to help solve potable, nonpotable, stormwater and energy challenges throughout the world.

• BBC News: Rain capture answer to water woe

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6143746.stm
  Rainwater harvesting could prove a cheap, easy solution to Africa's water woes, according to a UN report.

• Drinking Rain Water

  http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/wea00/wea00044.htm
  Ask a scientist: why can't I drink rain water?

• HarvestH2O.com

  http://www.harvesth2o.com/
  Online community promoting sustainable water management practices. Includes articles, FAQ, and instructions for establishing collection systems.

• Harvesting Rainwater

  http://www.uoregon.edu/~hof/S01havestingrain/
  A case study of a rainwater collection and storage system is presented, focusing on water quality at various points: from roof runoff to an underground concrete cistern.

• Harvesting Rainwater for Landscape Use

  http://ag.arizona.edu/pubs/water/az1052/
  A rainwater harvesting informational website prepared by Patricia H. Waterfall, an extension agent for the University of Arizona Cooperative Extension.

• International Rainwater Harvesting Alliance

  http://www.irha-h2o.org/
  IRHA provides lobbying and advocacy platforms for rainwater harvesting and provides a forum for its members to work together or share experiences for their mutual benefit.

• Rain Barrel Information and Sources

  http://www.kingcounty.gov/environment/stewardship/nw-yard-and-garden/rain-barrels.aspx
  Features information and resources on systems for collecting rain water.

• Rain Water System Design Report

  http://www.watgreen.uwaterloo.ca/projects/library/760/final.html
  Report on rain water system designs for the new environmental science and engineering building at the University of Waterloo, Canada.

• Rainwater Harvesting

  http://rainwaterharvesting.tamu.edu/
  Explains the benefits, and describes simple and complex systems. Includes maintenance suggestions and an online calculator. Contributions by the Texas Cooperative Extension of Texas A&M University.

• Rainwater Harvesting Network

  http://www.rainwaterharvesting.org/
  Public interest research and advocacy organisation encouraging sustainable development strategies. Guides to different methods for catching water where it falls, newsletter, case histories (primarily in India), and related information.

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