Resources

WaterConservation/Water sheds.


- Adopt-A-Stream The Foundation helps to ensure that Pacific Northwest streams continue to provide healthy spawning and rearing habitat for wild salmon, steelhead and trout and, at the same time, serve our growing population by providing clean drinking water and places for rest and relaxation.
http://www.streamkeeper.org/

-American Rivers: We deliver innovative solutions to improve river health; raise awareness among decision-makers and the public; serve and mobilize the river conservation movement; and collaborate with our partners to develop the Citizens’ Agenda for Rivers which creates a unified vision for improving river health across the country. http://www.americanrivers.org/site/PageServer

-The American Water Works Association (AWWA) is an international nonprofit scientific and educational society dedicated to the improvement of water quality and supply. http://www.awwa.org/waterwiser/

-Many links to water related subjects
http://www.oasisdesign.net/design/links.htm#water

- The Center for Watershed Protection
Founded in 1992, is a non-profit 501(c)3 corporation that provides local governments, activists, and watershed organizations around the country with the technical tools for protecting some of the nation's most precious natural resources: our streams, lakes and rivers.
http://www.cwp.org/

-The Watershed Management Council is a non-profit organization whose members represent a broad range of watershed management interests and disciplines. Membership includes professionals, students, teachers, and individuals whose interest is in promoting proper watershed management.
http://www.watershed.org/wmc/index.php

-The Occidental Arts and Ecology Center (OAEC) established the WATER Institute (Watershed Advocacy, Training, Education & Research) to promote an understanding of the importance of healthy watersheds to healthy communities. OAEC’s WATER Institute builds upon our many years of regional watershed research, restoration, advocacy, community organizing, and activism. http://www.oaec.org/waterinstitute

Water harvesting

Websites

-Rain gardens are low-maintenance landscaped areas that are specially designed to contain, filter and soak up storm water runoff from rooftops, patios, driveways or basement sump pumps.
http://www.appliedeco.com/RainGardens.cfm

- Rainwater Harvesting
http://www.oasisdesign.net/design/links.htm#water

- Harvesting Rainwater with Rain Barrels, an Old Idea with a New Following; harvesting barrels made out of 100% recycled materials.
http://rainbarrelguide.com/

-Oasis Design is a wellspring of original content and designs which you won't find elsewhere. We specialize in the nuts and bolts of sustainability—practical systems for living well, in harmony with nature and each other. These include designs for managing water, wastewater, energy, money and other resources. http://www.oasisdesign.net/

Re-using water/ Biological Waste Systems


-Ecological design and engineering for wastewater treatment and bacterial augmentation. Ameco ltd

-UK
Living Technologies Ltd

-Ecological Engineering research and design
Ocean Arks International

-Reuse of Wastes & Wastewater Urban agriculture plays an important role in transforming urban wastes into valuable resources. International information
http://www.ruaf.org/node/47

-Toolbase offers so much about all home improvements. About plumbing it provides innovative Products & Processes, Design & Construction Guides, Best Practices, Performance Reports & Case Studies, Field Evaluations, Questions & Answers, Web Links
http://www.toolbase.org/ToolbaseResources/level3.aspx?BucketID=1&CategoryID=9

-Quest Smart Bathroom and Kitchen Products

-NSFC helps America's small communities and individuals solve their wastewater problems to protect public health and the environment. NESC is a program within The National Research Center for Coal and Energy, located at one of our nation's leading, land-grant institutions of higher education — West Virginia University.
http://www.nesc.wvu.edu/

-Constructed wetlands provides information on design, construction, operation, maintenance and benefits of constructed wetlands and to show how this green technology can be used for both low cost wastewater treatment and nature conservation.
http://www.constructedwetlands.org/cw/index.cfm


Books

-Rainwater Harvesting. Pacey, Arnold, and Adrian Cullis. Intermediate Technology, 1996. Many techniques for using rainwater.

Designing Books

- The Challenge of Landscape. P.A. Yeomans repro from F. Espriella, The development and practice of Keyline.

- Design and Construction of Small Earth Dams. Nelson, K.D. Inkata Melbourne. Best book on the subject.

- Earth Ponds. Matson, Tim. Countryman. Very available, and there is also a workbook that will help you avoid many mistakes.

- Water: A Primer. Leopold, Luna. Freeman, 1974. An intro to hydrology for designers working with streams and dams.

-Water For Every Farm. P. A and Ken Yeomans. A revised guide to using the keyline system.

-Water, A Natural History, by Alice Outwater, NY, Basic Books, 1996. Gives a powerful picture of the ecology of global water systems and just what we've done to them.

-Sensitive Chaos. Theodore Schwenk. Combines the scientific and the esoteric for an excellent approach to how water interacts with life.

-Water: The Fate of Our Most Precious Resource, by Marq de Villiers, Boston, Mariner Books, 2000.