Useful Links
Rainwater Harvesting in Developed Countries
Experiments in sustainable urban living
Information about a rainwater catchment system built as part of an experiment in sustainable urban living in Portland, Oregon, USA.
Texas Rainwater Harvesting Project
Includes an excellent Rainwater harvesting guide
Sustainable Building Sourcebook Website
Another site from Austin Texas, includes info on system specification, sizing, etc.
UK Retailer of Rainwater Harvesting Systems
South Australian Water Corporation
The water authority of South Australia. Very active in rainwater harvesting
Rainwater harvesting: a new water source
A look at rainwater harvesting in Texas and throughout history (and prehistory)
Integrated rainwater harvesting, stormwater management and pollution control. Includes a interactive cistern model for Los Angeles
Rainwater Harvesting in Developing and Transitional Countries
UNEP Sourcebooks of Alternative Technologies for Freshwater Augmentation
includes some useful information on RWH
Sourcebook for some Asian countries
Sourcebook for Latin America and the Caribbean
Sourcebook for small island developing states
Centre for Science and the Environment (CSE) rainwater harvesting page
Avery active Indian Group
A set of technical notes on various aspects of water supply including rainwater harvesting
Rainwater Harvesting Associations
International Rainwater Catchment Systems Association
American Rainwater Catchment Systems Association
Japan Rainwater Catchment Association
Fachvereinigung Betriebs- und Regenwassernutzung e.V. (fbr)
Meteorology
World Meteorological Organisation (WMO)
Large data repository of monthly and daily data for both USA and many worldwide sites. Can be difficult to navigate and data is often delivered in VERY large files with many sites
Large database of daily data for 10,000 stations worldwide between 1977 and 1991. Datasets are of variable completeness.
A free programme developed by the Ajit Foundation for simulating rainwater harvesting system with covered storage tanks
Research
The Global Applied Research Network (GARNET) Rainwater Harvesting Topic Network. This topic is coordinated from Warwick and brings together professionals, academics and practitioners from around the world. The associated email forum is listed below
Email forum for the GARNET Rainwater Harvesting Network. Join the list, browse archives or look at list related files and web pages. The list brings together about 100 (as of November 2000) professionals, academics and practitioners from around the world.