The Web of Rain

Online resources on rainwater harvesting
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  • City Farmer's Urban Agriculture Notes: Rain barrels
    Food gardens need water and what better way to give plants a drink than with soft, warm, oxygen-filled rainwater straight from the rain barrel ...
    http://www.cityfarmer.org/rainbarrel72.html

  • Sourcebook - Harvested Rainwater
    Harvested Rainwater is rainwater that is captured from the roofs of buildings on residential property. Harvested rainwater can be used for indoor needs at a residence, irrigation, or both, in whole or in part.
    http://www.greenbuilder.com/sourcebook/Rainwater.html

  • Rainwater Harvesting In The Developing World & Water Supplies In Dhaka Slums
    John Gould, Regional Director International Rainwater Catchment Systems Association, and Water for Survival Christchurch Committee member, spoke to the March Meeting of the Auckland Branch of ESR. He spoke first on his visit to a Bangladesh water and...
    http://www.esr.org.nz/events/even2000/rainindex.html

  • WaterMagazine.Com - INDEX of Rainwater collection and harvesting articles and links
    Rainwater Harvesting Collection topic section of a weekly ezine of articles, policies, and innovations in urban water management
    http://www.watermagazine.com/raincoll.htm

  • Central Ground Water Authority floats site for rainwater harvesting models
    New Delhi: The Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) has launched a Website - cgwaindia.com-for undertaking rooftop rainwater harvesting in urban areas of the country. The launching of the site is at an appropriate time when the government is intending to...
    http://cgwaindia.com/

  • Rainwater harvesting : The revival of simple methods
    With dire warnings being sounded about an impending and chronic water crisis, we must act now to implement simple yet effective methods of harvesting water. Many countries, including Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines, have witnessed the revival of...
    http://www.humanscapeindia.org/hs0101/hs010108.htm

  • Bangalore, the first city to have rainwater harvesting policy
    BANGALORE: If politics does not have its sway, Bangalore will be the first city in the country to have a rainwater harvesting policy very soon
    http://news.indiatimes.com/040500toi/04mban1.htm

  • Rainwater harvesting project in Victorial hospital

    http://www.timesofindia.com/240200/24mban24.htm

  • Rainwater harvesting conference in Kalavad
    AHMEDABAD: A conference to increase awareness on rainwater harvesting among the farmers of Kalavad taluka of Jamnagar district was recently organised by the Water Management Forum of the Institution of Engineers (India) ...
    http://www.timesofindia.com/250500/25mahm11.htm

  • Rainwater harvesting must for new houses, hotels in Capital
    NEW DELHI: As the city's water table plummets to dangerously low levels, the Delhi government is making desperate efforts to stave off the water crisis. Having tried it in the chief minister's residence, the government has now made rainwater harvesting...
    http://timesofindia.com/today/04mdel13.htm

  • Harvesting Rainwater Harnessing Life
    Water being the vital requirement for every human being, from drinking to washing, from irrigation to industrial activities, from cooling to power generation and from recreation to waste disposal is indeed the lifeblood of civilization and development
    http://www.azadbarish.com/barish_rainwater.htm

  • Sky's the limit for rainwater harvesting
    BANGALORE: Realising that water tables are dipping, and that water shortage can reach crisis point, residents in the city have begun to look for alternative sources of water
    http://www.timesofindia.com/today/06mban23.htm

  • 'Govt must focus on rainwater harvesting'
    BANGALORE: The city-based Asian Institute for Rural Development has urged the state government to chalk out a definitive policy for rainwater harvesting and has submitted a set of recommendations for this purpose
    http://www.timesofindia.com/010900/01mban12.htm

  • Govt dilly-dallying on rainwater harvesting
    BANGALORE: It's yet another example of political prevarication. Even as one third of the monsoon is over, the Karnataka government is biding its time to give clearance to the rainwater harvesting (RWH) policy framework already in place by the experts
    http://www.timesofindia.com/190700/19mban7.htm

  • Bangalore, the first city to have rainwater harvesting policy
    Bangalore, the first city to have rainwater harvesting policy
    http://www.timesofindia.com/040500/04mban1.htm

  • Urban Rooftop Integrated Microfarm
    Advancing technologies in Urban Agriculture (UA) represent new business opportunities for owners of commercial properties in shopping centres in Australia
    http://www.cityfarmer.org/roofttopmicrofarm.html

  • Replenishing Lake Okeechobee with rainwater safely combats drought
    In an ideal world, there would always be plenty of water for everyone, and only pure water would ever touch Lake Okeechobee. There would never be a drought, and South Florida development would never affect the lake
    http://tampatrib.com/News/MGAB3IH88MC.html

  • Urban Agriculture in India: A Survey of Expertise, Capacities and Recent Experience
    Urban Agriculture in India: A Survey of Expertise, Capacities and Recent Experience
    http://www.idrc.ca/cfp/rep32_e.html Tip: Search the IDRC website for more papers and documents on rainwater harvesting.

  • WaterMagazine.Com - articles, innovations, and policies for integrated management of...
    An updated magazine of articles, think pieces, and innovative policy ideas in the field of urban water management -- the trends, breakthroughs, and debate
    http://www.watermagazine.com/

  • U.S. WATER NEWS CONSERVATION
    Coverage includes water supply, water quality, water policy and legislation, litigation and water rights, conservation, climate, international water news, and more.
    http://www.uswaternews.com/

  • AVW Desert Dweller Newsletter
    The last few decades have brought forth a great deal of thought and information about creating sustainable societies. What is meant by sustainability varies to some degree between ecologists and environmentalists. Webster defines the word sustain "to keep...
    http://www.azvision.com/

  • International Association of Hydraulic Engineering

    http://www.iahr.org/inside/sectsdivs/bdy_urbannewsletter13.htm

  • Home Use of Graywater, Rainwater Conserves Water--and May Save Money
    What is Graywater? As its name connotes, graywater is of lesser quality than potable water, but of higher quality than black water ...
    http://www.gdrc.org/uem/water/grayindex.html

  • The Water Page
    The Water Page is an independent initiative dedicated to the promotion of sustainable water resources management and use. A particular emphasis is placed on the development, utilisation and protection of water in Africa and other developing regions.
    http://www.thewaterpage.com/

  • The Rainwater Harvesting Programme
    This is the web page for a four partner international research programme, funded by the European Union and started in August 1998, entitled: "Domestic Roofwater Harvesting in the Humid Tropics"
    http://www.rainwaterharvesting.com/

  • Rainwater Harvesting Yahoo Group
    Rainwater Harvesting Yahoo Group - A Forum to share experiences, opinions and ideas for the cause of Rainwater Harvesting.
    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rainwaterharvesting/


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