
New Mexico Environment Department – pamphlet entitled “Storm Water as a Resource”.
Oasis Design – information on greywater systems.
University of Arizona Cooperative Extension system components and design guidelines for harvesting rainwater.
The World Bank - Water and Sanitation Division
1818 H Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20433 USA
URL:
http://www.worldbank.org/html/fpd/water/
Fax: +1-202-522-3228
Email:
whepdesk@worldbank.org
The International Rainwater Harvesting Alliance
Maison Internationale de l'Environnement II, Chemin de Balexert
7-9
CH-1219 Châtelaine, Geneva, Switzerland
Tel.: +41 22 797 41 57 / 58 Fax: +41 22 320 88 57
E-mail:
secretariat@irha-h2o.org
Web site: www.irha-h2o.org
Water Resources Research Center – part of the College of Agriculture and Life Science at the U of A. Information on home use of greywater and rainwater as a conservation measure.
Casa del Agua Rainwater Harvesting Information Cisterns/Rainwater Harvesting Systems - Advanced Technologies for Commercial Buildings
Cisterns To Collect Non-Potable Water For Domestic Use - University of Florida Greywater Central - up to date information on greywater systems and technology
Greenlinkwater.com Greywater.com Greywater Reuse - Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing
Graywater - An Option For Household Water Reuse - Home Energy Magazine
Harvesting Rainwater for Landscape Use
Home Use of Graywater, Rainwater Conserves Water - and May Save Money – Arizona Water Resources Research Center
Rain Harvesting Guidelines and Schematic Rainwater Harvesting - Center for Science and Environment Rainwater Harvesting - info for high density developments (PDF File)
Rainwater harvesting from rooftop catchments
Rainwater Harvesting Systems for Montana
Texas Guide to Rainwater Harvesting - Texas Water Development Board
Water Recycling - explore an ecological wastewater recycling system in Chatham County, NC
WateReuse Association of California - recycling water to meet California's needs
West Virginia University - commonsense approach to Recycling Gray Water>
Low Flow Plumbing Fixtures Rainwater Harvesting
National Weather Service Climate Station Precipitation Summary H2OUSE – Water Save Home
Texas Manual of Rainwater Harvesting (PDF: 6Mb)
Virginia Rainwater Harvesting Manual
Harvesting Rainwater For Landscape Use
Green Affordable Housing Coalition Fact Sheet (PDF: 45K)
Rainwater Harvesting – Supply from the sky – A Publication of the City of Albuquerque (PDF: 1.4Mb)
Harvesting Rainwater for Landscape Use by Patricia H. Waterfall
San Diego County Low Impact Development Handbook – Stormwater Management Strategies (December 31, 2007) (PDF: 3.4Mb)
4specs.com Providing commercial specification providers and production architects and engineers with fast access to the design information they need from manufacturers' websites. (http://www.4specs.com/)
Arcat.com Building Materials and Manufacturers Specifications for the Architectural and Spec Writing Communities. (http://www.arcat.com/)
EcoBusinessLinks - Green Directory The largest hand-picked green directory on the net: Find organic food, cheap solar energy (free daily updated solar panel price survey), sustainable architecture, organic cotton, a vegetarian date, sustainable investments, an organic farm, a sustainable community and much more... (http://www.ecobusinesslinks.com/)
Ecostreet Directory (http://www.ecostreet.com)
Empowering the Environmental Sustainability Movement (http://www.ecoearth.info/)
EPA Onsite (http://www.epa.gov/owm/onsite)
The Go Green Directory (http://www.thegogreendirectory.com)
ReDirect Guide The Healthy and Sustainable Lifestyle Directory Qualified Member (http://redirectguide.com/Denver_Boulder_FortCollins)
The Source for Renewable Energy A comprehensive online buyer's guide and business directory to more than 15,000 renewable energy businesses and organizations worldwide (http://energy.sourceguides.com)
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[12/2011]
At a
Crossroads in Our Region's Health: Freight Transport and the Future
of Community Health in the San Francisco Bay Area, Catalina
Garzón, Ditching Dirty Diesel Collaborative, Whitney Berry, Eyal
Matalon, Eli Moore
[12/2011]
California Farm Water Success Stories and Videos 2011,
Juliet Christian-Smith, Lucy Allen, Michael J. Cohen, Peter H.
Gleick, Peter Schulte, Courtney Smith, Morgan Levy, Cristel
Tufenkjian, Chris Kaphiem, Janett Nolasco
[12/2011]
Water-Use Efficiency and Productivity: Rethinking the Basin Approach,
article in Water International, Vol. 36, No. 7, November 2011,
Peter Gleick, Juliet Christian-Smith, Heather Cooley
[12/2011]
Climate Change and Urbanisation: Building Resilience in the Urban
Water Sector - a Case Study of Indore, India, Meena Palaniappan,
Veena Srinivasan, Michael Cohen, Eva Saroch, Dilip Singh, Laura
Seraydarian, Sarah Stapleton,
Shashikant Chopde
[11/2011]
Water for
Energy: Future Water Needs for Electricity in the Intermountain West,
Heather Cooley, Julian Fulton, Peter Gleick
[10/2011]
The World's Water,
Vol. 7, Pacific Institute: Peter Gleick, Lucy Allen, Juliet
Christian-Smith, Michael J. Cohen, Heather Cooley, Matthew Heberger,
Jason Morrison, Meena Palaniappan, Peter Schulte
[7/2011]
Speaking Truth on Coming Home, Pacific Institute, Richmond
Office of Neighborhood Safety, Contra Costa Interfaith Supporting
Community Organization
[6/23/2011]
Municipal Deliveries of Colorado River Basin Water,
Michael J. Cohen
[6/16/2011]
Impacts of the California Drought from 2007-2009, Juliet
Christian-Smith, Morgan C. Levy, Peter H. Gleick
[3/2011]
The Human Costs of Nitrate-contaminated Drinking Water in the San
Joaquin Valley, Eli Moore, Eyal Matalon, Carolina Balazs,
Jennifer Clary, Laurel Firestone, Susana De Anda, Martha Guzman
[12/2010]
Roadmap for Sustainable Water Resources in Southwestern North
America, from the Proceedings of the National Academy of
Sciences of the United States of America, Peter Gleick
[11/2010]
The Human Right to Water: Emerging Corporate Practice and
Stakeholder Expectations, Jason Morrison, Peter Schulte, Rob
Greenwood
[11/2010]
Overview of Greywater Reuse: the Potential of Greywater Systems
to Aid Sustainable Water Management, Lucy Allen, Juliet
Christian-Smith, Meena Palaniappian
[11/2010]
"CEO
Water Mandate: Guide to Responsible Business Engagement with Water
Policy," Jason Morrison, Peter Schulte, Juliet
Christian-Smith, Stuart Orr, Nick Hepworth, Guy Pegram
[10/2010]
"Advancing Community Health through Community Benefits Agreements
-- Four Case Studies and Lessons for the Redevelopment of the
Oakland Army Base", Eli Moore and Martin Nettles
[10/2010]
Gearing Up for Action: A Curriculum Guide for Freight Transport
Justice, Ariana de Leña and Catalina Garzón
[9/2010]
"California's Next Million Acre-Feet: Saving Water, Energy, and
Money," by Heather Cooley, Juliet Christian-Smith, Peter H.
Gleick, Michael J. Cohen, Matthew Heberger
[8/2010]
The California Water Bond: What Does It Say and Do? An Independent
Analysis of the "Safe, Clean, and Reliable Drinking Water Supply Act
of 2010," Juliet Christian-Smith, Lucy Allen, Eli Moore, Peter
H. Gleick
[4/2010] "Corporate
Water Accounting: An Analysis of Methods and Tools for Measuring
Water Use and Its Impacts," Jason Morrison, Peter Schulte, Rita
Schenck (by the Pacific Institute for the United Nations)
[3/2010] "California
Farm Water Success Stories," Juliet Christian-Smith, Lucy Allen,
Michael J. Cohen, Peter H. Gleick, Peter Schulte, Courtney Smith
[12/2009] "Understanding
and Reducing the Risks of Climate Change for Transboundary Waters,"
Heather Cooley, Juliet Christian-Smith, Peter H. Gleick, Lucy Allen,
and Michael Cohen
[07/2009] "Sustaining
California Agriculture in an Uncertain Future," Heather Cooley,
Juliet Christian-Smith, and Peter H. Gleick [Report]
[06/2009] "Measuring
What Matters: Neighborhood Research for Economic and Environmental
Health and Justice in Richmond, North Richmond, and San Pablo,"
Pacific Institute [Report] (Español)
[05/2009] "Climate
Change and the Global Water Crisis: What Businesses Need to Know and
Do," by Pacific Institute and UN Global Compact [Report]
[03/2009] "Impacts
of Sea-Level Rise Threaten California
Coast," by Pacific Institute [Report]
[03/2009] "Water
Disclosure 2.0: Assessment of Current and Emerging Practice in
Corporate Water Reporting," by Pacific Institute for The CEO
Water Mandate [Report]
[02/2009] "Water
Scarcity and Climate Change: Growing Risks for Businesses and
Investors," Pacific Institute, Ceres [Report]
[02/2009] "Energy
implications of bottled water," Peter H. Gleick and Heather S.
Cooley, Published in Environmental Review Letters
[02/2009] "Taking
a Toll," Pacific Institute and East Bay Alliance for a
Sustainable Economy [Report]
[1/2009] "The
World's Water 2008-2009" [Book]
[08/2008] "Richmond's
Tax Revenue from Chevron," Eli Moore, Swati Prakash [Chapter]
[08/2008] "Can
California's Water Problems Be Solved?," Peter H. Gleick,
Ecology Law Quarterly
[08/2008] "More
with Less: Agricultural Water Conservation and Efficiency in
California - A Special Focus on the Delta," Heather Cooley,
Juliet Christian-Smith, and Peter H. Gleick [Report]
[05/2008]
"Bioenergy and Greenhouse Gases," Green Power Institute, the
Renewable Energy Program of the Pacific Institute, Gregory Morris
[Report]
[05/2008]
"A
Review of Decision-Making Support Tools in the Water, Sanitation,
and Hygiene Sector," Environmental Change and Security Program
of the Woodrow Wilson Center and the Pacific Institute [Report]
[11/2007]
"Hidden
Oasis: Water Conservation and Efficiency in Las Vegas," Heather
Cooley, et al. [Report]
[11/2007] "A
Review of Water Conservation Planning for the Atlanta, Georgia
Region," Pacific Institute [Report]
[9/2007] "At
the Crest of a Wave: A Proactive Approach to Corporate Water
Strategy," Business for Social Responsibility and the Pacific
Institute [Report]
[7/2007] "A
Review of the SFPUC’s Retail and Wholesale Customer Water Demand
Projections," Heather Cooley [Report]
[6/2007] "El
derecho humano al agua," Peter Gleick [Article, en Español]
[6/2007] "The
Human Right to Water," Peter Gleick [Article]
[5/2007] "Corporate
Reporting on Water: A Review of 11 Global Industries," Mari
Morikawa, Jason Morrison, and Dr. Peter H. Gleick [Report]
[1/2007] "Results
of Survey on the Current and Future CSR Landscape," (PDF) Mari
Morikawa and Jason Morrison [Paper]
[11/2006] "Assessing
the long-term outlook for current business models in the
construction and provision of water infrastructure and services,"
Meena Palaniappan, et al. [Paper]
[11/2006] "The
World's Water 2006-2007: The Biennial Report on Freshwater Resources,"
Dr. Peter H. Gleick, ed. [Book]
[11/2006] "Paying
With Our Health: The Real Cost of Freight Transport in California,"
Swati Prakash, Meena Palaniappan, et al. [Report]
[8/2006] "Water
and Terrorism," Peter Gleick [Paper]
[6/2006] "Desalination,
With a Grain of Salt - A California Perspective" Heather Cooley,
Dr. Peter H. Gleick [Report]
[5/2006] "HAZARD:
The Future of the Salton Sea with No Restoration Project"
Michael Cohen, Karen Hyun [Report]
[4/2006] "The
Emerging Role of Private Social and Environmental International
Standards in Economic Globalization" Jason Morrison, Naomi
Roht-Arriaza [Paper]
[1/2006] "REMAINING
DROPS Freshwater resources: A global issue" Dr. Peter H. Gleick,
Jason Morrison [Paper]
[12/2005]
"Beyond Privatization: Restructuring Water Systems to Improve
Performance" Gary Wolff, Eric Hallstein [Report]
[12/2005]
"Entendiendo los Flujos de Agua en el Delta del Río Colorado:
Recomendaciones Para la Instalación de Estaciones Hidrométricas y
Mejorar la Recolección y Reporte de Datos Hidrológicos" Michael
J. Cohen (translation of 11/05 paper)
[11/2005]
"Understanding Flows Through the Remnant Colorado River Delta:
Recommendations for Streamgage Sites and Data Collection"
Michael J. Cohen [Research Paper]
[9/2005]
"California Water 2030: An Efficient Vision," Dr. Peter H.
Gleick, Heather Cooley, David Groves [Report]
[7/2005]
"Deluged by Diesel: Health Solutions for West County," Meena
Planiappan, Fanta Kamakate, Emily Lee, [Report]
[3/2005]
"Salton Sea Integrated Water Management Plan Evaluation,"
Michael J. Cohen [Report]
[2/2005]
"Investing in Clean Agriculture: How California Can Strengthen
Agriculture, Reduce Pollution, and Save Money," Dr. Gary Wolff,
[Report]
[12/2004]
"Water to Air Models" and User Manual, Dr. Gary Wolff, [Models
and Manual]
[11/2004]
"The World's Water 2004-2005: The Biennial Report on Freshwater
Resources," Dr. Peter H. Gleick with N. Cain, D. Haasz, C.
Henges-Jeck, C. Hunt, M. Kiparsky, M. Moench, M. Palaniappan, V.
Srinivasan, G. Wolff, [Book]
[11/01/04]
"Economies of Scale and Scope in River Basin Management," Dr.
Gary Wolff [Research Paper]
[10/2004] "California’s
“Economic Productivity” of Water Use: Jobs, Income, and Water Use in
California," Peter Gleick
[10/2004]
"Who
Develops ISO Standards? A Survey of Participation in ISO's
International Standards Development Processes," Mari Morikawa
and Jason Morrison [Research Paper]
[8/2004]
"Energy Down the Drain", Dr. Gary Wolff, Ronnie Cohen (NRDC),
and Barry Nelson (NRDC), [Report]
[8/2004]
"Freshwater Resources: Managing the Risks Facing the Private
Sector," Dr. Peter H. Gleick and Jason Morrison [Research Paper]
[7/2004]
"West Oakland Health Survey Results," Emily Lee and Meena
Palaniappan [Research Paper]
[3/2004]
"The External Value
Environmental Management System Voluntary Guidance: Gaining Value by
Addressing Stakeholder Needs," MSWG EVEMS Subcommittee including
Jason Morrison [Report]
[11/2003]
"Global Freshwater Resources: Soft-Path Solutions for the 21st
Century," Dr. Peter H. Gleick, Science Magazine [Article]
[11/2003]
"Waste Not, Want Not: The Potential for Urban Water Conservation in
California," Dr. Peter H. Gleick, D. Haasz, C. Henges-Jeck, V.
Srinivasan, G. Wolff, K. Kao Cushing, A. Mann [Report]
[11/2003]
"Clearing the Air: Reducing Diesel Pollution in West Oakland,"
Meena Palaniappan, Diana Wu, Jacki Kohleriter [Report]
[10/2003]
Technical Review of Proposed Water Privatization for Stockton,
California, Dr. Gary Wolff [Technical Review]
[7/2003]"Climate
Change and California Water Resources:
A Survey and Summary of the Literature," Michael Kiparsky, Dr.
Peter H. Gleick
[5/2003]
"Valuing Water for Better Governance," Dr. Gary Wolff, Jack
Moss, Suez, Graham Gladden and Eric Guttieriez [Research Paper]
[8/2002]
"Dirty Water: Estimated Deaths from Water-Related Diseases
2000-2020," Dr. Peter H. Gleick [Research Paper]
[8/2002]
"Environmental Security: A Case Study of Climate Change,"
Elizabeth L. Chalecki [Research Paper]
[7/2002]
Water management: Soft water paths Dr. Peter H. Gleick [article]
[7/2002]
"The World's Water: 2002-2003," Dr. Peter H. Gleick [Book]
[5/2002]
"Water Fact Sheet," Dr. Peter H. Gleick [Fact Sheet]
[6/2002]
"Fire and Water: An Examination of the Technologies, Institutions,
and Social Issues in Arms Control and Transboundary Water-Resources
Agreements," Elizabeth L. Chalecki, Peter H. Gleick, Kelli L.
Larson, Arian L. Pregenzer, and Aaron T. Wolf, Environmental
Change and Security Project Report [Research Paper]
[1/2002]
"New Economy of Water: The Risks and Benefits of Globalization and
Privatization of Fresh Water," Dr. Peter H. Gleick, Gary Wolff,
Elizabeth L. Chalecki, Rachel Reyes [Report]
[1/2002]
"Neighborhood Knowledge for Change: West Oakland Environmental
Indicators Project," Meena Palaniappan, S. Costa, A. Wong
[Report]
[1/2002]
"Healthy, Fair and Profitable: A Win-Win Pesticide Policy," Dr.
Gary Wolff [Report]
[1/2002]
"Threats to the World's Freshwater Resources," Dr. Peter H.
Gleick, A. Singh, H. Shi [Research Paper]
[12/2001]
"Creating a Framework for Sustainability in California: Lessons
Learned from the New Zealand Experience," Jason Morrison and
Andrea Sumits [Report]
[10/2001]
"Defining Transparency: Expectations and Obstacles" [Workshop
Proceedings]
[9/2001]
"Missing Water: The Uses and Flows of Water in the Colorado River
Delta Region," Michael J. Cohen and Christine Henges-Jeck
[Report]
[9/2001]
"A New Vigilance: Identifying and Reducing the Risks of
Environmental Terrorism," Elizabeth L. Chalecki, Global
Environmental Politics [Research Paper]
[8/2001]
"Economic Evaluation of Cadiz Groundwater Storage and Dry Year
Supply Project," Dr. Gary Wolff [Research Paper]
[11/2000]
"Forging Alliances to Prevent Industrial Pollution: New Approaches
and Tools for Environmental Management: Multi-Stakeholder Workshop"
[Workshop Proceedings]
[9/2000]
"Water: Potential Impacts of Climate Variability and Change,"
Dr. Peter H. Gleick [Report]
[3/2000]
"Managing a Better Environment: Opportunities and Obstacles for ISO
14001 in Public Policy and Commerce" Jason Morrison, K. Kao
Cushing, Z. Day, J. Speir [Report]
[4/1999]
"The Human Right to Water," Dr. Peter H. Gleick [Paper
[2/1999]
"Haven or Hazard: The Ecology and Future of the Salton Sea,"
Michael Cohen, Jason I. Morrison, and Edward P. Glenn [report]
[11/1996]
"Sustainable Use of Water in the Lower Colorado River Basin,"
Sandra Postel of Global Water Policy and Jason Morrison and Dr.
Peter H. Gleick [Report]
[7/1996]
"Basic Water Needs," Dr. Peter H. Gleick [Paper]
[5/1995]
"California Water 2020: A Sustainable Vision," Peter H. Gleick,
Penn Loh, Santos V. Gomez, and Jason Morrison [Report]
[Summer 1993] "Water
and Conflict: Freshwater Resources and International Security,"
Peter Gleick, [Article from International Security, v18n1].
[Summer 1990] "Global
Climatic Change and International Security," Dr. Peter H. Gleick
[Article from the Colorado Journal of International Environmental
Law and Policy, v1n1].
[4/1990]
"Assessing The Costs Of Adapting To Sea-Level Rise: A Case Study Of
San Francisco Bay," Peter H. Gleick and Edwin P. Maurer [Report]
[10/1989]
"Climate Change and International Politics: Problems Facing
Developing Countries," (PDF) Dr. Peter H. Gleick [Article from
Ambio: A Journal of the Human Environment. v18n6, 1989]