State of Texas
Rainwater Catchment Tax Exemption Form
https://comptroller.texas.gov/forms/01-339.pdf
Texas Water Plan 2017
https://2017.texasstatewaterplan.org/statewide
Texas Water Development Board
Contacts
https://www.twdb.texas.gov/waterplanning/staff.asp
http://westtexaswaterplanning.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/2021-Far-West-Texas-Water-Plan.pdf
Stormwater Harvesting Guidance Document
Texas Water Plan 2017
https://2017.texasstatewaterplan.org/statewide
Far West Texas Water Plan
http://westtexaswaterplanning.org
http://www.twdb.texas.gov/waterplanning/swp/2017/doc/
2017_SWP_Adopted.
pdfhttps://www.twdb.texas.gov/conservation/BMPs/CI/index.asp
Municipal Water Use Survey
https://www.twdb.texas.gov/waterplanning/waterusesurvey/survey/printable.asp
Groundwater Data
http://www.twdb.texas.gov/groundwater/data/index.asp
Best Practices for Commercial Rainwater Use
Stormwater Harvesting Guidance Document
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Drinking Water Watch
Terlingua Ranch PWS TX 0220004
Public Water Supply Compliance Resources
https://www.tceq.texas.gov/assistance/water/pdw
Public Water Supplies
https://www.tceq.texas.gov/drinkingwater/pws.html
Bureau of Economic Geology
https://www.beg.utexas.edu/outreach/resource-center
Texas Living Waters
Environmental Protection Agency
Groundwater and Drinking Water
https://www.epa.gov/ground-water-and-drinking-water/basic-information-about-your-drinking-water
Watershed Plan Handbook
https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2015-11/documents/
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Drinking and Rainwater
https://www.cdc.gov/healthywater/drinking/private/rainwater-collection.html
USGS
https://www.usgs.gov/news/helping-desert-communities-find-hidden-water
https://groundwaterwatch.usgs.gov/help/helpframe.asp
Desert Harvesters
Home Greywater Recycling System
https://www.rainharvest.com/aqua2use-greywater-recycling-system.asp
Simple Water Harvesting in the Landscape
https://www.desertharvesters.org
University of Arizona
Water Harvesting Initiative
American Rainwater Catchment System Association
Publications
https://www.arcsa.org/store/default.aspx
Rain Foundation
International Rainwater Collection Projects
5R Approach-Recharge,Retention, Reuse, Reduce, Recycle
http://www.rainfoundation.org/rain-best-practice/practice4.html
Hill Country Alliance
Rainwater Harvesting Resources
Rainwater Harvesting Resources – Greywater Action
Rainwater Harvesting Resource Listing (harvesth2o.com)
Rainwater Harvesting System Design, Installation, & Maintenance Services (watercache.com) It shows the simpleness of pump/filter system to convert rainwater to potable supply.
Innovative Water Technologies – Rainwater Harvesting Resources | Texas Water Development Board – This is a good manual for Texas by the Texas Water Development Board.
Rainwater Basics | Rainwater Harvesting (tamu.edu) This has good info for proper sizing of gutters and downspouts in the System Components section.
Water purification and filtering
https://www.nsf.org/consumer-resources/articles/standards-water-treatment-systems
https://www.cdc.gov/healthywater/global/household-water-treatment.html
https://www.tceq.texas.gov/drinkingwater/choosing-home-water-treatment
https://www.cdc.gov/healthywater/drinking/home-water-treatment/household_water_treatment.html
https://www.purewaterproducts.com/articles/types-of-chlorine-used-in-water-treatment
https://waterandhealth.org/safe-drinking-water/wp/
https://wrrc.arizona.edu/sites/wrrc.arizona.edu/files/attachment/Preparing-Rainwater-Potable-Use.pdf
Sand filters
https://www.nesc.wvu.edu/files/d/65f9077b-b398-447e-b4ea-2ad39394ef05/slow-sand-filtration.pdf
https://www2.deq.idaho.gov/admin/LEIA/api/document/download/16620
https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/41390
https://www.enlight-inc.com/blog/designing-a-diy-slow-sand-filter-what-to-consider/
Filters
https://theberkey.com/blogs/water-filter/top-ways-on-how-to-filter-rainwater-for-drinking