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ARCSA 2005: Focus - Rainwater Harvesting
by Anitra Accetturo
July 13-15, of 2005 the American Rainwater Catchment Systems Association (ARCSA) hosted the North American Rainwater Harvesting Conference in Seattle, Washington. more >>

Seattle Highlights Rainwater Harvesting @ ARCSA
by Anitra Accetturo
The City of Seattle, with its abundant rainwater, has proven itself to be a front-runner in the field of innovative design and use of rainwater harvesting, stormwater runoff reduction, and sustainability solutions... more >

Montana, Idaho Drought to Continue… Could Harvesting Rain Help?
by Doug Pushard
Low snowpack levels currently being recorded through the end of January 2005 across shortages North Central Idaho and western Montana could forecast water later again this summer. Could rainwater harvesting help. Here are some resources >>

Rainbarrel 101: What is a Rainbarrel?
by Jim Graves
A rain barrel is a system that collects and stores rainwater from your roof that would otherwise be lost to runoff and diverted to storm drains and streams. Includes a downloadable schematic: "How to Build a Rainbarrel"

Phoenix: Big City Plans Slow Water Reuse Efforts
by Joseph Littbarski
In most places it makes perfect sense to be as efficient with water as possible, but in the desert is it especially true or so it would seem. A group of citizens in Phoenix thought so to. With an average annual rainfall of only 7.6 inches, water conservation is just common sense. Consequently, they wanted to create a standard for greywater reuse in new homes in northeast Phoenix. But the city thought otherwise. more >>

Designing a High-Tech, Hands-Off Rainwater System
by Doug Pushard
Even though our yard is planted with native vegetation adapted to our hot Austin, Texas, climate, it requires some watering to keep it healthy and lush. We use a drip irrigation system for watering, which is more efficient than using sprinklers, but this small city yard still consumes lots of water during our long, sweltering summers... Here's a step-by-step account of how I built my rainwater harvesting system to beat those hot Texas summers and kept my garden green more>>

Local Heroes: Albuquerque's Aggresive Water Programs Make A Difference
by Steve Miller Albuquerque, a city in the arid Southwestern United States, has grown by 120,000 residents in the last 20 years but consumed less water last year than in any previous year since 1985. Here's how they did it. more>>

Phoenix: Big City Plans Slow Water Reuse Efforts
by Joseph Littbarski
In most places it makes perfect sense to be as efficient with water as possible, but in the desert is it especially true or so it would seem. A group of citizens in Phoenix thought so to. With an average annual rainfall of only 7.6 inches, water conservation is just common sense. Consequently, they wanted to create a standard for greywater reuse in new homes in northeast Phoenix. But the city thought otherwise. more >>

Extreme Swings in Climate Cycles Could Jeopardize the Socioeconomic Stability in the Northern Great Plains Region by Joseph Littbarski
Recently completed studies reconstructing the historical climatic trends for the last 2000 years in the northern Great Plains show that frequent alternating climatic cycles of drought and wet periods are typical for this area. The results of this study suggest that this region is likely to experience a significant drought within the next few decades. more>>

Global Freshwater A Non-Issue? The Little Solar Desalination Unit That Could
In 2004 Zonnewater BV (The Netherlands) developed a desalination unit based on solar energy (95% thermal and 5% photovoltaic or wind energy), suited for coastal areas with an average temperature of 30 degrees Celsius. link to article >>

Conserving Water: Rainbarrels, Cisterns & Gray Water
This fact sheet looks at three "old" ideas for water collection and reuse: rainbarrels, cisterns, and gray water. It suggests ways to bring these ideas back to help meet the water conservation demands of today. link to fact sheet>>

G'day Mate! - The Aussie Guide to Rainwater Tanks
This monograph presents a description of the issues and provides guidance on the collection, care and storage of rainwater in domestic tanks in a manner that should maximise the quality of water supplied from these tanks.

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