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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
- 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
- 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
- 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/
- 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/
- Rainwater Harvesting And Utilisation: An Environmentally Sound Approach for Sustainable Urban Water Management
An Introductory Guide for Decision-Makers - Among the various alternative technologies to augment freshwater resources, rainwater harvesting and utilisation is a decentralised, environmentally sound solution ...
http://www.unep.or.jp/ietc/publications/urban/urbanenv-2/index.asp
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Rainwater Harvesting system components
The parts of a complete system include the catchment area (a roof), a rainwater conveyance system (gutters and leaders), holding vessels (cisterns), a roof-wash system (usually the first 10 -20 gallons of rain are diverted from the cistern), a delivery system (pumps) and a treatment system (filters and/or purifiers). Systems can be custom designed and built or purchased as a package. The components may be added by retrofitting existing gutter/leader and roof systems. Uncoated stainless steel or galvanized steel with a baked-enamel finish that is certified as lead-free are considered the best choices for rainwater catchment.
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