• Peak Water: The Rise and Fall of Cheap, Clean H2O , Bloomberg , February 6, 2012
        The Earth's surface is mostly water, yet across increasingly large swaths of the planet, H2O reservoirs are drying up. This isn't a metaphor, and it's not hyperbole. It's a fact that's changing the destinies of companies and nations.
  
  
• Partnership agrees to rank San Pedro projects, studies , Sierra Vista Herald , February 4, 2012
        With an eye toward prioritizing possible projects and studies, the Upper San Pedro Partnership has agreed to design a spreadsheet that will rank each effort.
  
  
• Construction of Windemere subdivision still months away, developer says, San Marcos Mercury , January 31, 2012
        The first phase of the project is currently envisioned as 74 one-acre lots with 42.13 acres of open space around an existing flood control dam and 3.9 acres of open space and parkland for the protection of caves.
  
  
• World facing huge crisis as groundwater dries up, The Canberra Times , January 24, 2012
        The rate of extraction from aquifers more than doubled in the 40 years to 2000. ... efforts are underway to increase rainwater harvesting and storage.
  
  
• Make a game plan for smarter gardening during the new year, San Antonio Express News , December 30, 2011
        Experts say dry conditions and water restrictions will continue. But rather than toss in our trowels, we can resolve to conserve water and garden smarter this year.
  
  
• Final piece of aquifer plan approved, San Antonio Express News , December 28, 2011
        In a brief, anticlimactic ending to a painstaking, four-year-long process, the Edwards Aquifer Authority board voted Wednesday to approve the funding for a habitat conservation plan that should keep the region's main aquifer under local control.
  
  
• Back to basics, The Hindu , December 24, 2011
        The rainwater theme park in Bangalore, the first of its kind in India, provides valuable assistance to the citizen who is interested in knowing more about the law as well as implementing it.
  
  
• The Texas Water Crisis, Citizens League for Environmental Action Now , December, 2011
        Last summer’s extremely hot, dry weather was a wake-up call. Now more than a dozen Texas towns are in danger of running out of water.
  
  
• Drought boosts water issues, San Antonio Express News , October 9, 2011
        The state's epic drought should make it easier to win voter approval for two water-related issues on the Nov. 8 constitutional amendment election ballot, according to supporters of two measures designed to finance water projects and enhance water conservation.
  
  
• Building San Antonio: Is your home a water waster? Take the quiz, San Antonio Express News , August 7, 2011
        With most of the state currently beset by an exceptional drought, how can homeowners attempt to “drought proof” their homes?
  
  
• A bitter taste of dry future?, San Antonio Express News , June 19, 2011
        The dry Guadalupe is just another cruel joke played by this year's extreme drought, a phenomenon fueled by the driest eight-month period in Texas history.




• Water manager: Area in ‘exceptional drought', San Antonio Express News , June 16, 2011
        Trinity-Glen Rose directors declared Stage 2 for their region after San Antonio water authorities did so. The board announced Stage 2 earlier this year than they have in past “to stay ahead of the curve,” according to Gonzalez.




• What if Mandatory Rainwater Harvesting Isn't Enough?, Arizona Daily Sun, January 28, 2011
        Flagstaff has one of the lowest per-capita water use rates in Arizona, but struggles to meet peak demand. Instead of just regulating peak use by price and watering cycles, a citizen panel has proposed requiring an active rainwater harvesting system -- tanks and cisterns -- for any new business and apartment or townhouse complex that doesn't plant native, drought-tolerant plants. The city council has farmed out the proposed rainwater harvesting mandate to several city commissions for further input.

Reports and Legislation on Water Conservation and Rainwater Catchment

• Summary of Texas Laws, Statutes and Regulations Dealing with Rainwater Harvesting, August 2011
        Texas has been promoting and encouraging rainwater harvesting for years. This document summarizes all of the Texas statutes and laws dealing with rainwater harvesting and provides links to the detailed statutes.




• Rainwater Harvesting Study on Roofing Materials, University of Texas, March 7, 2011
        For the past few years, one of the most common questions facing the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) hasn’t been over contentious water rights or proposed water projects; it’s been from homeowners wanting to know what type of roofing material is most suitable for collecting rainwater for indoor domestic use.
        Final Report on Roofing Study




• Managing Wet Weather with Green Infrastructure, Municipal Handbook - Rainwater Harvesting Policies, December 2008.
        Handbook from the EPA on various municipal and state rainwater harvesting policies




• Rainwater Harvesting in Texas, Rainwater Harvesting in Texas, Date not known.
        A two-page overview.




• Rainwater Evaluation Report, Texas Rainwater Harvesting Evaluation Committee - Findings and Recommendations, February 15, 2007
        State committee report, findings and recommendations on use of rainwater harvesting as an indoor water source. The committee chairman's summary of findings and recommendations (5 pages).




• Rainwater Harvesting Potential and Guidelines for Texas, Texas Rainwater Harvesting Evaluation Committee , November, 2006
        The complete State committee report on use of rainwater harvesting as an indoor water source. A 45-page download.




• Overview of State, County and City Incentives
        Excerpts from "Texas Manual on Rainwater Harvesting" and city/county websites.

• Facts about your water supply
      Do you know what a MUD is? Understand who provides and makes decisions about your water in Texas - Sierra Club of Texas link to three downloadable .pdf files.




• Texas Water Development Board FAQs
        The Texas Water Development Board provides leadership, financial assistance, information and education for the conservation and responsible development of water for Texas.




• International Rainwater Catchment Systems Association
      The International Rainwater Catchment Systems Association (IRCSA) aims to promote and advance rainwater catchment systems technology with respect to planning, development, management, science, technology, research and education worldwide; establish an international forum for scientists, engineers, educators, administrators and those concerned in this field; draft international guidelines on this technology and update and disseminate information; collaborate with and support international programmes.