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Explore the Laws, Rules & Codes, and written resources
LAWS, RULES & CODES
These are the laws and programs we are aware of currently. If you find we are missing a rainwater law, please let us know. Please verify your individual state requirements.
RAINHARVESTING 101
- U.S. Green Building Council
- U.S. Average Annual Precipitation Maps
- California Climate Change Portal
- European Rainwater Catchment Systems Association
- GreenPrisons.org
- Green Roofs for Healthy Cities
- HarvestH2o – Online Rainwater Harvesting Community
- Hawaii Rainwater Catchment Systems Association
- International Rainwater Harvesting Alliance
- International Rainwater Catchment Systems Association (IRCSA)
- National Climate Data Center
- Rainwater Harvesting in Washington State
- San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Rainwater Harvesting Program
- Texas Cooperative Extension, Texas A&M University System
- Water – Use it Wisely
- Public Domain: Ontario [Canada] Guidelines for Residential Rainwater Harvesting Systems
- Public Domain: Florida Rainwater Harvesting with Cisterns for Landscape Irrigation
- Public Domain: Georgia Rainwater Harvesting Guidelines
- Public Domain: Georgia Gray Water Guidelines
- Public Domain: Texas Manual on Rainwater Harvesting
- Public Domain: TCEQ Rainwater Harvesting – Guidance for Public Water Systems
- Public Domain: Virginia Rainwater Harvesting Manual
- 8 Principles for Successful Rainwater Harvesting (ARCSA member Brad Lancaster)
- Canadian Guidelines for Household Reclaimed Water for Use in Toilet and Urinal Flushing
Implementing Household-Based Water Treatment and Safe Storage Programs, developed by the Centers for Disease Control
Technologies and Innovative Solutions for Harvesting and Non-Potable use of Rain and Stormwater in Urban Settings
- Ashbolt: Rainwater Risks
- Beaulieu: InnovativeTechnology Workshop
- Brown: Rainwater Harvesting in Northern Kentucky, Watershed Webinar
- Crawford: National Perspective on Rainwater Harvesting Industry
- De Busk: Rainwater Harvesting Potentialin North Carolina
- Garland: Development of Tools by EPA to Determine the Effectiveness of Green Infrastructure-Based Approaches to Mitigate Stormwater
- Haikalis: Reuse of Alternative Water Sources for Cooling Tower Systems—Two Case Studies Using Non-Traditional Water Sources
- Kehoe: San Francisco, Technologies and Innovative Solutions for Harvesting and Non-Potable Use of Rain and Stormwater in Urban Settings
- Knight: Cincinnati, Innovative Technologies in Rainwater Harvesting
- Lye: Technologies and Innovative Solutions for Harvesting and Non-Potable use of Rain and Stormwater in Urban Settings
- McGowan: Energy Efficiency in Water & Wastewater
- Mistry: Regional Water Reuse Activities, Gaps, and Research
- Mitchell: Blue Roof Technology
- Pushard: Water ReUse, The 21st Century Opportunity
- Reynolds: Rainwater Harvesting in Cincinnati: A Sewer District’s Perspective
- Shapiro: Current Best Practices & Case Studies
- Uhlmann: Tremco Inc., Vegetated Roof and Rainwater Harvest System
- Warren: WaterTronics, Case Studies Rain & Storm Water Management at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens
- Wells: Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Green Infrastructure Stormwater Management System
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