Rainwater Harvesting

According to the EPA, rainwater harvesting has significant potential to provide environmental and economic benefits by reducing stormwater runoff and conserving potable water. Resources available in this sub-theme include training materials on rainwater roof catchments and guidance on how to design ground level storage tanks, among other resources that support the practice of rainwater harvesting.

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Rainwater Harvesting Resources

Distinguishing Seasonal Recharge to Groundwater By Deuterium Analysis in Southern Arizona

Published: 
January 1, 1970
U.S. Agency for International Development
This paper reports the results of a one-year exploratory study of the distribution of deuterium in rainfall, snow, stream runoff, and groundwater in and near the city of Tucson in southern Arizona. The original impetus to make the study arose from a desire to find a way to distinguish between...Read more

Training in Rainwater Catchment for Sanru -- 86 Village Health Workers and Peace Corps Volunteers

Published: 
March 18, 1984
U.S. Agency for International Development
A 10-day workshop which trained 10 village health workers (VHW's) attached to A.I.D.'s SANRU-86 rural health project in Zaire and 9 Peace Corps Volunteers in construction of rainwater catchment (RWC) systems is herein described. The trainees learned how to evaluate the technical...Read more
Regional focus: 
Congo, Democratic Republic of theSub-Saharan Africa

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