Because of the large number of references on the topic of harvest and use, references correspond with the different sections of the harvest and use section of the manual.

Overview

Design process and sequencing

Design feasibility phase

Design phase storage siting

Design resources

Required Storage Capacity

  • Storage Tanks, Tank Sizing - Lawson,Sarah; and others. 2009. Virginia Rainwater Harvesting Manual, 2nd Edition. Compiled by The Cabell Brand Center, Salem, VA.
  • Section 25.4.8 – Section 25.4.11 - North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NC DEQ). April 2014. North Carolina Stormwater BMP Manual, Chapter 25, Rainwater Harvesting. Draft document.
  • Section 6.3.1, Storage Volume - Department of Environment and Conservation, New South Wales. April 2006. Managing Urban Stormwater: Harvesting and Reuse. Sydney, Australia, ISBN 1 74137 875 3.

Storage Unit

  • Toolbox 1.2 – Storage Systems - Toolbox I.1b – Byass/Overflow - Metropolitan Council. Fall 2011. Stormwater Reuse Guide, prepared by Camp Dresser & McKee, Inc. and others. St. Paul, MN.
  • Step 9-d. Storage container – tank composition and sizing - Table 2 – Comparison of characteristics of aboveground tanks and belowground tanks City of Bellingham, Public Works Department. 2012. Rainwater Harvesting, Guidance Toward a Sustainable Water Future, V1|3.6.2012. Bellingham, WA
  • Chapter 2, Rainwater storage tank sizing - Appendix D, Overflow Provisions and Stormwater Management Despins, Christopher. September 2012. Guidelines for Residential Rainwater Harvesting Systems Handbook. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). ISBN 978-1-100-21183-1
  • Design Guide, Storage Tanks - Lawson,Sarah; and others. 2009. Virginia Rainwater Harvesting Manual, 2nd Edition. Compiled
  • Section 2, Water Storage - Macomber, Patricia S. 2010. Guidelines on Rainwater Catchment Systems for Hawaii, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawaii at Manoa. ISBN 1-929325-23-1
  • Section 25.4.17 – Section 25.4.19 - North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NC DEQ). April 2014. North Carolina Stormwater BMP Manual, Chapter 25, Rainwater Harvesting. Draft document.
  • Chapter 2, Rainwater Harvesting System Components – Storage Tanks - Texas Water Development Board. 2005. The Texas Manual on Rainwater Harvesting, 3rd Edition. Austin, TX

Collection System

  • Appendix A, Rainwater Catchment and Conveyance Despins, Christopher. September 2012. Guidelines for Residential Rainwater Harvesting Systems Handbook. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). ISBN 978-1-100-21183-1
  • ‘Gutters and downspouts or roof drains’ - Lawson,Sarah; and others. 2009. Virginia Rainwater Harvesting Manual, 2nd Edition. Compiled by The Cabell Brand Center, Salem, VA.

Treatment System

  • Toolbox R.4 – Treatment - Metropolitan Council. Fall 2011. Stormwater Reuse Guide, prepared by Camp Dresser & McKee, Inc. and others. St. Paul, MN.
  • Chapter 3, Rainwater quality treatment - Despins, Christopher. September 2012. Guidelines for Residential Rainwater Harvesting Systems Handbook. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). ISBN 978-1-100-21183-1.
  • Section 4.4 and Section 5.3 – Section 5.4 - Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA). 2009. Georgia Rainwater Harvesting Guidelines. Atlanta, GA.
  • Design Guide, First flush diversion and pre-tank filtration - Design Guide, Additional treatment - Lawson,Sarah; and others. 2009. Virginia Rainwater Harvesting Manual, 2nd Edition. Compiled
  • Chapter 4, Water Treatment - Macomber, Patricia S. 2010. Guidelines on Rainwater Catchment Systems for Hawaii, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawaii at Manoa. ISBN 1-929325-23-1
  • Section 25.4.16 and Section 25.4.22 - North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NC DEQ). April 2014. North Carolina Stormwater BMP Manual, Chapter 25, Rainwater Harvesting. Draft document.
  • Chapter 3, Water Quality and Treatment - Texas Water Development Board. 2005. The Texas Manual on Rainwater Harvesting, 3rd Edition. Austin, TX

Distribution System

  • Toolbox I.4 - Distribution - Metropolitan Council. Fall 2011. Stormwater Reuse Guide, prepared by Camp Dresser & McKee, Inc. and others. St. Paul, MN.
  • Moving Water Out of the Tank - City of Bellingham, Public Works Department. 2012. Rainwater Harvesting, Guidance Toward a Sustainable Water Future, V1|3.6.2012. Bellingham, WA.
  • Chapter 5, Pumps and Pressurized Distribution Systems - Despins, Christopher. September 2012. Guidelines for Residential Rainwater Harvesting Systems Handbook. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). ISBN 978-1-100-21183-1
  • Section 4.7, Pumps and Controls - Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA). 2009. Georgia Rainwater Harvesting Guidelines. Atlanta, GA.

Makeup Water Supply System & Backflow Prevention

  • Chapter 4, Make-up water system and backflow prevention - Despins, Christopher. September 2012. Guidelines for Residential Rainwater Harvesting Systems Handbook. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). ISBN 978-1-100-21183-1
  • Section 25.4.6 – Section 25.4-7 - North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality. April 2014. North Carolina Stormwater BMP Manual, Chapter 25, Rainwater Harvesting. Draft document.