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Publication Review

Title: Rainwater Harvesting: Energy Technical Bulletin
Author: Southface Institute, EPA, 2002
File: Free Pamphlet, PDF 142 KB, 4 pages
Audience: Written for homeowners and renters.

Review
Short guide to rainwater harvesting principles and strategies. Be advised, due to water rights in some states, rainwater harvesting may be illegal. Check with your local authority before contemplating a rainwater harvesting system for your home.

Issues covered include:

• Typical household water usage
• The future scarcity of water
• Why harvest rainwater?
• Rainwater harvesting strategies
• Costs
• Maintenance
• Simple rainwater harvesting system in five easy steps, sizing your system, choose the cistern, placing the cistern, conveyance system and filter, distribution system
• Trouble shooting rainwater harvesting systems
• Xeriscaping
• Other ways to save water
• References
  

Detail drawings include:

• Catchment area of roof diagram and calculation
• Cistern diagram

Related Links
Water Conserve
Water conservation portal and search engine.

Water Use it Wisely
Information about saving water inside and outside your home. Included family water audit worksheet and links to water conservation programs in each State.

Water Information Program
A public information program sponsored by water districts in Southern Colorado

EPA's Water Efficiency Webpage
Covers general information about water conservation, free downloadable publications and links

Watersaver.org
Denver Water's water conservation website. Good general information no matter where you live.