Publications

Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond, Volume 1: Guiding Principles to Welcome Rain into Your Life and Landscape, by Brad Lancaster. Rainsource Press, 2006, revised 2008, www.HarvestingRainwater.com.

Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond, Volume 2: Water-Harvesting Earthworks, by Brad Lancaster. Rainsource Press, 2008, www.HarvestingRainwater.com.

City of Tucson Water Harvesting Guidance Manual, edited by Ann Audrey Phillips. Available from City of Tucson, Department of Transportation, Stormwater Section, PO Box 27210, Tucson, Arizona 85726. Online: http://dot.ci.tucson.az.us/stormwater/downloads/2006WaterHarvesting.pdf.

Stormwater as a Resource: How to Harvest and Protect a Dryland Treasure, by David Morgan and Sandy Trevathan. A collaboration between the City of Santa Fe and the College of Santa Fe, 2002. Online: www.nmenv.state.nm.us/swqb/Storm_Water_as_a_Resource.pdf.

Permaculture: A Designers’ Manual, by Bill Mollison. Tagari, 1988. Excellent guide to integrated, sustainable design. See chapters 7 and 9 for water-harvesting earthworks.

Making Water Everybody’s Business: Practice and Policy of Water Harvesting, edited by Anil Agarwal, Sunita Narain, and Indira Khurana. Centre for Science and Environment, 2001, www.cseindia.org.

Dying Wisdom: Rise, Fall, and Potential of India’s Traditional Water Harvesting Systems, edited by Anil Agarwal and Sunita Narain. Centre for Science and Environment, 1997, www.cseindia.org.

A Water Harvesting Manual for Urban Areas: Case Studies from Delhi. Centre for Science and Environment, 2000, www.cseindia.org.

The Negev: The Challenge of a Desert, 2nd ed., by Michael Evenari, Leslie Shanan, and Naphtali Tadmor. Harvard University Press, 1982.

The Collection of Rainfall and Runoff in Rural Areas, by Arnold Pacey and Adrian Cullis. Intermediate Technology Publications, 1986.

Dry: Life Without Water, by Ehsan Masood and Daniel Schaffer. Harvard University Press, 2006. Proven dryland strategies that sustainably enhance local water supply around the world. Beautiful photos and diverse examples.

Drylands Watershed Restoration: Introductory Workshop Activities, by Ben Haggard. Sol y Sombra Foundation, 1994.

Water for Every Farm: Yeomans Keyline Plan, by Ken B. Yeomans. Keyline Designs, 1993. Address: P. O. Box 3289, Southport, Queensland, 4215 Australia; website: www.keyline.com.au/.

“Dynamic Water Storage,” by Tim Murphy. Permaculture Drylands Journal, #30, summer 1998, pp. 22-24.

Alternative Irrigation: The Promise of Runoff Agriculture, by Christopher J. Barrow. Earthscan Publications Ltd., 1999. Address: 120 Pentonville Road, London, N1 9JN, UK; website: www.earthscan.co.uk/.

Stormwater BMP Design Supplement for Cold Climates, by Deb Caraco and Richard Claytor. Center for Watershed Protection, 8391 Main Street, Ellicot City, MD 21043. Online: www.cwp.org/cold-climates.htm.

Design for Water, by Heather Kinkade-Levario. New Society Publishers, 2007.

Harvesting Rainwater for Landscape Use, 2nd ed., by Patricia H. Waterfall and Christina Bickelmann. Cooperative Extension, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Arizona, 2004. Online: www.azwater.gov/dwr/Conservation/files/Harvesting_Rainwater.pdf.

Semiarid Soil and Water Conservation, by H. J. Finkel. CRC Press, 1986.

Policy and Practice in the Management of Tropical Watersheds, by H. C. Pereira. Westview Press, 1989.

Skywater: Rain in Japan and Around the World, by People for Rainwater, 2003, www.skywater.jp/index_e.html.

“Slow It, Spread It, Sink It . . . And Think It: The Alchemy of Watershed Restoration,” by Katharine Cook with Brock Dolman. Pacific Horticulture, January/February/March 2006. Online: www.spawnusa.org/cgi-files/0/pdfs/1141687139_Brocks_Article.pdf.

CD-ROM

Training Course on Water Harvesting for Improved Agricultural Production, Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations, 2003, www.fao.org.

Online (in addition to above)

www.RainwaterHarvesting.org. Water-harvesting site of the CSE, one of India’s leading environmental NGOs. Although its primary focus is on India, it offers much information that is pertinent to rainwater harvesting around the globe.

www.harvesth2o.com. A great site chock full of articles, case studies, and resources on rainwater harvesting.

www.RainwaterClub.org. Another great site with projects and resources pertaining to India and beyond.