Urban RainCatchers Gazette - Community-based solutions to urban runoff Site Index
The Big Calendar
Films, lectures, workshops, community events, etc.
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
San Francisco Public Utilities by
Mt. Airy, Ohio by
Seattle Public Utilities by
City of Vancouver, BC by
Philadelphia by
Tree People by
Plant*SF by
New York City - Rain Barrel Program by
The Guelph International Resource Group by
Los Angeles Rainwater Harvesting Program by
Maplewood, Minnesota by
Madison, Wisconsin by
Bellingham, Washington by
Chicago, Illinois by
Thunder Bay, Ontario by
Kansas City, Missouri by
Bowker Creek Initiative - Victoria, BC by
Depave by
Toronto, Ontario by
Windsor, Ontario by
Austin, Texas by
Water Resources Group by
Portland, Oregon 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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