RAINWATER HARVESTING Files

Harvesting Rainwater for Landscape Use

Excellent booklet published by U of A describing active and passive methods of harvesting rainwater for landscape use. View Document.

History of Rainwater Harvesting

Journal article from USDA giving a brief history of rainwater harvesting and asserting that the technique deserves increased attention. View Document.

Increasing runoff from Roaded Catchments using chemical application

Report describes experimental results to improve efficiency of catchment systems in Australia. View Document.

Legal Implications of Rainwater Harvesting for Existing Surface Water Right Holders

Summary of rainwater harvesting policies and water laws in Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and Colorado. 28 pages. View Document.

Rainwater Harvesting in Israel

Bulletin describing the use of microcatchments to harvest water for desert revegetation. View Document.

Rainwater Harvesting Slideshow

This PowerPoint slideshow by Fred Oswald with speaker notes offers tips and suggestions for rainwater harvesting including avoiding overflow of rain barrels.

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Rainwater Harvesting Tips

This article offers tips and suggestions for rainwater harvesting:

• How do I collect rain from my downspouts into containers?  Is that easy?
• Where do I store rainwater?  Are there inexpensive containers?
• What is passive rainwater harvesting?
• Why should I harvest rainwater?

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Recharge in Jordan

Poster showing different methods of increasing recharge by collecting rainwater. View Document.

Relation Between Soil Properties and Effectiveness of Low-cost Water Harvesting Treatments

Technical paper describing the effectiveness of different soil types and coating on water harvesting efficiency. View Document.

Using Sodium Salts as treatment in Water Harvesting

Technical paper describing experiments with using sodium salts to improve the efficiency of water harvesting systems. View Document.

Water Harvesting in the Middle East

Non-technical overview of rainwater harvesting in the middle east. View Document.

Water Harvesting Systems in Australia

Non-technical review of various water harvesting methods used in Austrialia. 38 pages. View Document.

Water Harvesting: An Aid to Rangeland Management

Cost estimates for rainwater harvesting systems used in ranching. View Document.