Water Links

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

http://www.twdb.texas.gov/publications/reports/contracted_reports/doc/0804830853_Stormwater_Harvesting.pdf

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

http://www.twdb.texas.gov/publications/reports/contracted_reports/doc/0804830853_Stormwater_Harvesting.pdf

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Drinking Water Watch

Terlingua Ranch PWS TX 0220004

https://dww2.tceq.texas.gov/DWW/JSP/Fact.jsp?tinwsys_is_number=666&tinwsys_st_code=TX&wsnumber=TX0220004%20%20%20&DWWState=TX&begin_date=&end_date=&counter=

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

http://www.twdb.texas.gov/publications/reports/contracted_reports/doc/0804830853_Stormwater_Harvesting.pdf

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

https://wrrc.arizona.edu/DWHI

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

http://www.hillcountryalliance.org/issues/water-resources/rainwater-harvesting/helpful-documents-and-links-rainwater-harvesting/

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.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2015-11/documents/2005_11_17_faq_fs_healthseries_filtration.pdf

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

http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/38974/9241540370.pdf;jsessionid=2CD3B957181D75DD6F847933D9F81EC5?sequence=1

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