Water Harvesting Resources
These water harvesting resources are organized into three categories:
Demonstration Sites, Online Resources, and Workshops.
| Link | Organization | Description | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| California Climate Information Pages | Golden Gate Weather Services | Climate information for the state of California, including temperature, precipitation, historical data |
Online Resource |
| AZMET Homepage | The Arizona Meteorological Network | The Arizona Meteorological Network (AZMET) provides meteorological data and weather-based information to agricultural and horticultural interests operating in southern and central Arizona. Meteorological data is collected from a network of automated weather stations located in both rural and urbal production settings |
Online Resources |
| Eco-Friendly Building Under Construction at UA Designed to Foster Collaboration… | University of Arizona | University of Arizona News article describing the new Environmental and Natural Resources 2 building, which includes a 52,000 gallon underground water harvesting tank |
Online Resource |
| Arthur Storey Park Stormwater Detention Basin | Project Brays - Harris County Flood Control District | Description of a large, multipurpose, stormwater management project located in southwest Houston, TX |
Online Resource |
| Conserve to Enhance Homepage | Conserve to Enhance | Conserve to Enhance is a simple program that helps you put your water conservation efforts to work for the environment. Using your Water Use Dashboard, you can track your water use over time, learn about where you have the most potential to save, and put your water savings to work to support environmental projects in your community |
Online Resources |
| Recent Projects | Low Impact Development Center | Low Impact Development Center's list and description of recent LID projects from around the country |
Online Resources |
| Publications | Low Impact Development Center | Low Impact Development Center's list of publications relating to LID, including fact sheets, a literature review, brochures, and design manuals |
Online Resources |
| Introduction to LID | Low Impact Development Center | Low Impact Development Center's description of LID practices and answers to frequently asked questions about LID |
Online Resource |
| Green Infrastructure: Have We Reached a Tipping Point? | National Association of Clean Water Agencies | NACWA blog entry describing green infrastructure and outlining several cities' efforts to implement GI practices |
Online Resource |
| What is Green Infrastructure? | American Rivers | American Rivers webpage dedicated to green infrastructure |
Online Resource |
| Low Impact Development (LID) | US EPA | Environmental Protection Agency information about LID, including fact sheets, design/guidance manuals, information resources and centers, and videos and other multi-media |
Online Resource |
| Green Infrastructure | US EPA | Environmental Protection Agency information on green infrastructure, including basics, tools, case studies, and research |
Online Resource |
| Clean Water Starts with Me Campaign | Pima Association of Governments | Pima Association of Governments' Stormwater Management Working Group's annual multi-media outreach campaign to help the public understand the importance of keeping stormwater free of contaminants |
Online Resource |
| Polluted Runoff - Nonpoint Source Pollution | US EPA | Environmental Protection Agency webpage describing nonpoint source pollution, its causes and effects, and mitigation strategies |
Online Resource |
| Past Flood Events in Pima County | Pima County Regional Flood Control District | Webpage describing historical flood events in Pima County |
Online Resource |
| Urban Heat Islands Website | Website dedicated to the science and impacts of urban heat islands |
Online Resource | |
| Reducing Urban Heat Islands - Compendium of Strategies | US EPA | Six-chapter compendium providing an overview of heat islands, how they form, and their impacts, and describing key urban heat island reduction strategies in depth. It also describes voluntary and policy efforts undertaken by state and local governments to mitigate urban heat islands |
Online Resource |
| EPA - Climate Impacts on Water Resources | US EPA | Detailed information from the Environmental Protection Agency on the expected impacts climate change will have on water resources, including on water demand, supply, and quality |
Online Resource |
| Climate Change Impacts on Water Resources | US EPA | Information from the Environmental Protection Agency on the projected impacts climate change will have on water resouces in the United States |
Online Resource |
| USGS - Land Subsidence | United States Geographical Survey | USGS article on land subsidence resulting from groundwater withdrawl. Includes iconic image of dramatic land subsidence in California's San Joaquin Valley |
Online Resource |