Urban RainCatchers Gazette - Community-based solutions to urban runoff Site Index
The Big Calendar
Films, lectures, workshops, community events, etc.
So Much Rain! Why Not Put It To Work? by
Rain Garden Basics @ SEEDY SATURDAY by
Where rainwater and democracy merge by
Summertime on the Cordova Shore by
Wholly H2O - great new website by
Reinventing Rainwater Management by
COMMUNITY STORMWATER OPTIONS by
Waking Up to Rain Barrels by
Cowichan Valley Flooding has Man-Made Roots by
Managing Rainwater on your Property by
Philadelphia's Bold Plan for Stormwater by
Freya Keddie: Rain catcher - PART II by
Freya Keddie: Rain catcher - PART I by
Rain Barrels as a Community Investment by
The Trent Street Rain Gardens - Victoria by
Rain Barrels Turn Into Art by
Using alleys to fight heat, water runoff by
The Cistern Steps - Seattle Washington by
San Francisco Welcomes the Rain by
Better than the "Big Pipe" by
Professor gets CNN's attention by
Depave This! by
About the Website by
Man-Made Edens by
Community Garden Gets "WaterWorks" Grant by
Where are the Leaders? by
QUOTES
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Posters, Maps & Illustrations
INNOVATIVE STORMWATER PROGRAMS
RAIN GARDEN ILLUSTRATION
About Inflow & Infiltration
Common Sources of Inflow & Infiltration
Seattle Public Utilities by
Portland, Oregon by
Tree People by
Philadelphia by
Thunder Bay, Ontario by
Maplewood, Minnesota by
Los Angeles Rainwater Harvesting Program by
RiverSides - Toronto, Ontario by
San Francisco Public Utilities by
Mt. Airy, Ohio by
City of Vancouver, BC by
Plant*SF by
New York City - Rain Barrel Program by
The Guelph International Resource Group by
Madison, Wisconsin by
Bellingham, Washington by
Chicago, Illinois by
Kansas City, Missouri by
Bowker Creek Initiative - Victoria, BC by
Depave by
Windsor, Ontario by
Austin, Texas by
Rain Gardens for Rock Island by
Rain Gardens of West Michigan by
Toledo, Ohio by
Inside Sections
INSPIRING VIDEOS
BOOKS & REFERENCES
Editor's page
Our Favorite Links
QUICK LINKS (detailed list on left)
Green Infrastructure
http://cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/home.cfm?program_id=298[Managing Wet Weather - USA EPA]
http://www.princegeorgescountymd.gov/Government/AgencyIndex/DER/ESG/low-impact.asp[Prince Georges County - Maryland]
http://www.seattle.gov/util/About_SPU/Drainage_&_Sewer_System/GreenStormwaterInfrastructure/NaturalDrainageProjects/index.htm[ Natural Drainage Systems - Seattle]
http://www.portlandonline.com/bes/index.cfm?c=34598&[Sustainable Stormwater - Portland]
http://wcel.org/sites/default/files/publications/The%20Green%20Infrastructure%20Guide%20-%20Issues,%20Implementation%20Strategies,%20and%20Success%20Stories.pdf[ Green Infrastructure Guide - British Columbia]
http://greenvalues.cnt.org[The Green Values Stormwater Toolbox]

LOCAL COMMUNITY-BASED GROUPS
http://www.greatervictoriawaterwatchcoalition.ca/cgi-bin/show_home.cgi[Greater Victoria Water Watch Coalition]
http://www.senanus.net/solutions.html[Senanus.net - Central Saanich]

LOCAL LINKS
(Southern Vancouver Island & Gulf Islands)
http://www.crd.bc.ca/water/conservation/outdoorwateruse/recycling/documents/rainbarrelsuppliersupdatedAugust2008.pdf[CRD - List of Rain Barrel Suppliers]
http://www.crd.bc.ca/water/conservation/outdoorwateruse/recycling/documents/CisternSuppliersListApril09.pdf[CRD - List of Cistern Suppliers]
http://www.crd.bc.ca/watersheds/lid/rainwater-tour.htm[CRD - Virtual Rainwater Management Tour]
http://www.islandnet.com/~anngord/[Eco-Sense Home - The Highlands]
http://www.crd.bc.ca/watersheds/lid/garden.htm[Capital Regional District Webpage on Rain Gardens]
http://www.urbanraingarden.ca[Project Urban Rain Garden]
http://www.islandstrustfund.bc.ca/projects/rainwater.cfm#publications[Islands Trust Fund Rainwater Harvesting Webpage]
http://www.crd.bc.ca/water/conservation/outdoorwateruse/recycling/documents/TechnologyBrief-RainwaterHarvestingforGreaterVictoria.pdf[Rainwater Harvest in Greater Victoria]
http://www.islandstrustfund.bc.ca/projects/pdf/itfrainwaterbarrelmanual.pdf[Rainwater Harvest at Ruby Alton House, Salt Spring Island]
http://www.crd.bc.ca/rte/documents/throughthecracks.pdf[Through the Cracks: Impervious Surfaces in Greater Victoria]

NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
http://www.arcadejournal.com/public/IssueContents.aspx?intIssue=2&intVolume=28[ARCADE Magazine Winter 2009 - Water 2.0]
http://www.treepeople.org/vfp.dll?OakTree~getPage~&PNPK=32[Tree People - Los Angeles]

RAIN GARDENS
http://www.goodnaturepublishing.com/[Good Nature Publishing Company]
http://www.pierce.wsu.edu/Water_Quality/LID/Raingarden_handbook.pdf[Rain Garden Handbook for Western Washington Homeowners]

RAIN HARVESTING
http://www.harvesth2o.com/spring.shtml[HarvestH2O.com]
https://www.twdb.state.tx.us/iwt/rainwater.asp[The Texas Water Development Board]
http://www.crd.bc.ca/water/conservation/outdoorwateruse/recycling/documents/rainbarrelsuppliersupdatedAugust2008.pdf[CRD - List of Rain Barrel Suppliers]
http://www.crd.bc.ca/water/conservation/outdoorwateruse/recycling/documents/CisternSuppliersListApril09.pdf[CRD - List of Cistern Suppliers]

RAIN WATER AS A RESOURCE
http://www.treepeople.org/vfp.dll?OakTree~getPage~&PNPK=207[Tree People: Rainwater as a Resource]

RESIDENTIAL STORMWATER CONTROL
http://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en/co/maho/la/la_005.cfm[Canada Mortgage & Housing Corporation
(Rain Gardens: Improve Stormwater Management in Your Yard)]
http://www.rainkc.com/[Kansas City 10,000 Rain Gardens]
http://www.mtairyraincatchers.org/[Mt. Airy Raincatchers]
http://www.harvesth2o.com/big_pipe_thesis.pdf[Neighborhood Level Analysis Of Rainwater Catchment in Portland, Oregon]

SUBSURFACE DETENTION
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHi4IU7JQ5Q[L.A. Looks at Harvesting Rainwater]
** Links to YouTube - ABC World News Video
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