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State
Conservation Links
Click to
find your local water authority
Regional
Conservation Sites
Colorado
State University Cooperative Extension — Irrigation
information
Delaware
River Basin Commission
Marin
Municipal Water District — Money-saving
swimming pool tips
Melbourne
Water Corporation — Water
conservation tips, water
use calculator and water
wise gardening
Southwestern
Water Conservation District — Water
Information Program
Susquehanna
River Basin Commission
Savewater.com.au,
touted as one of Australia's
leading source on water
conservation
Water
in Africa — Peace
Corp World Wise School's
water study country by
country
Western
States Water Council
Yarra
Valley Water, an
Australian retail water
company specializing
in water saving products,
owned by the State Government
of Victoria
US
Federal Water Conservation Related Organizations
Center
for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Policy Project
(CREST)
EPA — Surf
Your Watershed
Federal
Energy Management Program — water conservation technical
assistance for federal agencies
Lower
Colorado Region — water conservation programs
Office
of Water — EPA
U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers — Public
Services
U.S.
Department of Agriculture — Water
Quality Information Center
U.S.
Department of the Interior
Buildings/Facilities
Energy Management & Water
Conservation Plan
U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency
U.S.
Geological Survey — water resources
U.S.
Navy Water Conservation
Ashore — includes
a military water conservation
handbook and a water
fixtures spreadsheet Water
Efficiency Program — includes
EPA WAVE program and
Guidelines for Water
Conservation Plans
WaterShare
- Department of the Interior — US
Bureau of Reclamation
Conservation
Organizations
American
Rivers — North
America's leading river-conservation
organization
American
Council for an Energy-Efficient
Economy
Boulder
Energy Conservation Center,
CO
California
Energy Commission
California
Urban Water Conservation
Council
Coast
Alliance
Cooling
Technology Institute
Green
Hotels Association — advancing
ecological consciousness
in the hospitality industry
Hampton
Roads Water Efficiency
Team — a regional
coalition of 15 cities/counties
and 4 military bases
(VA, USA)
Home
Energy Magazine — a
great source of information
on water and energy conservation
National
Urban Argriculture Council — advocating
effective water management
Patterns
of a Conservation Society — water
efficiency within a sustainable
context
Popular
Mechanics — a
good source of information
for "do it yourselfers"
Water
Education Water Awareness
Committee
World
Water Council
World
Water Watch
Water and
Conservation Research Organizations
Academy
of Natural Science — "Know Your Environment"
American
Water Resources Association — advancing
water resources research
and management
American
Water Works Association
Research Foundation — advancing
the science of water
to improve the quality
of life
Arizona
Water Resources Research
Center — University
of Arizona
California
Urban Water Conservation
Council
Colorado
Water Resources Research
Institute — Colorado
State University
Ecological
Internet - water
conservation portal
Greenbuilder.com
Hawaii
Water Resources Research
Center — University
of Hawaii-Manoa
High
Country News — for
people who care about
the West's resources
International
Hydrological Programme — United
Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural
Organization
The
Irrigation Association — the
irrigation industry's
trade organization
National
Association of Home Builders — low
flow plumbing fixtures
page
Nebraska
Water Center — University
of Nebraska-Lincoln
New
Mexico Water Resources
Research Institute — New
Mexico State University
North
Carolina Water Resources
Research Institute — University
of North Carolina
Pacific
Institute — studies
in development, environment
and security
The
Powell Consortium — an
alliance of seven Water
Resources Research Institutes
and Centers from the
states of Arizona, California,
Colorado, Nevada, New
Mexico, Utah and Wyoming
Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute,
NY — water conservation
program
Rocky
Mountain Institute — a
nonprofit research foundation
promoting efficiency
Smart
Communities Network — links
to water efficiency programs,
case studies, ordinances,
publications, educational
materials, etc.
The
Terrene Institute — working
to protect our environment
and conserve our natural
resources
Texas
Waternet (Texas Water
Resources Institute) — contains
an excellent links
list
Universities
Council on Water Resources — universities
united to encourage education
and research in water
resources
Universities
Water Information Network
(UWIN) — water
resources information
Utah
Water Research Laboratory — Utah
State University
Water
Conservation on the Internet — links
The
Water Librarians' Home
Page — lots
of water-related links
Conservation
Tips
A
Green Home is a Healthy Home - Water Conservation — National
Wildlife Federation
Analyze
Your Home Energy Use
Conservation
House — good
info from the Southern
Nevada Water Authority
Drop
by Drop, A How-To Guide:
Starting a Water Conservation
Program — Iowa
City/Coralville, IA
Handbook
of Water Use and Conservation — an
excellent resource of
information
How
to Become Water Wise — Tempe,
AZ
How
to Conserve Water in
Your Home and Yard — Michigan
State University Extension
Keep
Midland Beautiful — "Water
Smart" in Texas
Sustainable
Sources — resources
for sustainable building
including water efficiency
Tampa
Bay Water — useful
tips on residential outdoor
conservation
Valuable
Conservation Tips to
Save Water During HOT
Summer Months
Water
Conservation Tips — Clark
County Public Utilities,
WA
Water
Conservation Tips — Clean
Ocean Action
Water
Conservation Tips — Fairfax
County Water Authority,
VA
Water
Conservation Tips — Greater
Vancouver Regional District,
Canada
Water
Conservation Tips — United
Water New York
Water
Education Water Awareness
Committee
Drought
Coping
with Drought in the Landscape — University of
Florida
Drought
Information — includes
drought guidebooks and
plan templates
Home & Garden
Information Center — watering
tips for drought conditions
in Maryland (PDF file)
National
Drought Mitigation Center — information
to reduce vulnerability
to drought
Planning
for Drought in Colorado — a
unique natural hazard
Landscaping
Practices and Xeriscape
American-Lawns.com
Audubon
Cooperative Sanctuary Program for Backyards — helps
people become stewards of land, water, and wildlife across
North America
Backyard
Conservation — Snohomish
Conservation District
Backyard
Conservation Tip Sheets — USDA,
Natural Resources Conservation
Service
Colorado
State University Coop
Extension — xeriscaping
with garden flowers & helpful
plant charts
Creating
a Water-Wise Landscape — Virginia
Cooperative Extension
Denver
Water Xeriscape Page
Desert
Landscaping: Plants for
a Water-Scarce Environment
(CD-ROM) — Arizona's
Water Resources Research
Center
Get
Your Lawn Off Drugs — learn
how to reduce pesticide
and fertilizer use
High
Country Garden Tips
Landscape
Water Conservation...Xeriscape — Texas
Agricultural Extension
Service Xeriscape education
program
Low-Water
Use and Drought-Tolerant
Plants — Tucson,
AZ
Maryland
Cooperative Extension — xeriscaping
and conserving landscape
water (PDF file)
Massachusetts
Horticulture Society
Mid-Atlantic
Region Green Landscaping
Nebraska
Cooperative Extension — advice
for watering Nebraska
landscapes
Planting
Instructions for Trees
and Shrubs
Smartgardening.com — information
on a wide variety of
gardening subjects
Trees,
Water & People — helping
communities develop sustainable
forests and watersheds
Turfgrass
Information Center
U.S.
Department of Agriculture
Backyard Conservation
Water
Conservation Garden — San
Diego County, CA
Water-Efficient
Gardening & Landscaping — good
advice for those in Missouri
Water
Efficient Landscape Planner — free
downloadable software
program
Watering
Your Lawn — advice
from Clemson University
Extension Service
Watersmart.net — Cobb
County-Marietta Water
Authority, Georgia
Water-wise
Gardening — Los
Angeles County, CA
Wild
Ones — promoting
landscaping using native
species
"Xeriscape
- A New Kind of Landscaping" — Ft.
Collins, CO
Xeriscape
Colorado! — promoting creative approaches to water conserving
landscapes
Xeriscape
Demonstration Garden — Colorado
Springs Utilities, CO
Xeriscape
E-zine
Xeriscape
Guide — extensive
on-line Xeriscape resource
from U. of Georgia
Irrigation
Center
for Irrigation Technology — based at Cal. State
U. in Fresno
Drip
Systems: Ten Pretty Good
Ideas
Efficient
Irrigation — proper
selection of irrigation
methods
Efficient
Use of Water in the Garden
and Landscape — Texas
specific
Evaporative
Control Systems — drip
irrigation company
The
Irrigation Association — the
irrigation industry's
trade organization and
their recommended Best
Management Practices
Irrigation & Green
Industry Network
Irrigation
for Lawns and Gardens — U. of Georgia extension service
Irrigation
Training and Research
Center — California
Polytechnic State University
- San Luis Obispo
Texas
A&M School of Irrigation — research
and educational programs
U.S.
Bureau of Reclamation
Water Resources Research
Laboratory — water
conservation research
for irrigation systems
U.
of Nebraska Neb Guide — evaluating
your landscape irrigation
system — test tables
U.
S. Water Conservation
Laboratory — irrigation
research
Virginia
Cooperative Extension — reducing
water demands in clay
soil
Wateright — assistance
with irrigation scheduling
WWW
Virtual Library - Irrigation
Fixtures and Appliances
General
Green Seal — standards
for environmentally
responsible
products including water
efficient fixtures
Green Building Program — Energy
efficiency
appliance page
Low-Flow Plumbing Fixtures — Partnership
for Advancing
Technology
in Housing
Water Saving Gadgets Make a Splash
Clothes Washer
A New Spin on Doing Your Laundry — a
new breed of
washers
Clothes Washer Study — DOE
high efficiency
clothes washer
study in Bern,
KS
Consortium for Energy Efficiency — information
on energy/water
efficient clothes
washers
Energy Star - Clothes Washer
Horizontal Axis Washing Machines — information
courtesy of
Santa Barbara,
CA
Laundry Rooms Save Water — benefits
of common area
laundry rooms
for multi-family
properties
Dishwasher
Dishwasher Installation — Popular
Mechanics
Evaporative Cooler
Installing and Maintaining Evaporative Coolers — Home
Energy Magazine
Two Stage Evaporative Cooling — Home
Energy Magazine
Faucets
Do It Yourself Faucet Installation
Hot Water Heaters and On-Demand Systems
How Hot Water Recirculating Systems Work
On Demand Hot Water Systems — description
On Demand Hot Water — Description
of the Metlund
system
Passive Solar Water Heating — information
from El Paso,
Texas
Solar Assisted Recirculating Loop
Water Heater - How it works — Popular
Mechanics
Water Heaters and Energy Efficiency — Home
Energy Magazine
Toilets
Plumbing Toilets — from
Do It Yourself.com
Toilet Replacement and Installation
Toiletology 101 — The
Care and Repair
of Toilets
World of Composting Toilets
Water Treatment
Home Drinking Water Treatment Systems — article
explaining
how they work
Home Water Treatment.com
Protect Yourself When Selecting a Home Water Treatment System — watch
out for fraudulent
claims
Should I Buy a Home Water Treatment System? — information
for those considering
a purchase
Water Softener - How it works — Popular
Mechanics
Repairs and Water Savings
Hawaii
Water Leak Detection Suggestions — "E malama I ka wai" (cherish
the water)
How
does a dripping faucet
impact conservation? — Find
out!
Toiletology
101 — everything
you ever wanted to know
about the care and repair
of toilets!
USGS
Drip Accumulator — How
much water does a leaking
faucet waste?
Water
Fountains — an
Arizona perspective
Water
Savings Calculator — for
common area laundry rooms
Water Meter
How
to Read Your Water Meter — City of Albuquerque
Meter
Reading 101 — nice
graphics
Read
Your Water Meter — from
the City of San Diego
Swimming Pools and Spas
Aqua
Online — pool industry magazine and resources
California
Spa and Pool Industry
Education Council
Glossary
of Swimming Pool Terms
Home
Swimming Pool Maintenance
Tips
How
to Detect Swimming Pool
Leaks — from
onthehouse.com
Pool
Maintenance Tips
More
Pool Maintenance Tips
PoolSpa — industry
web site
Swimming
Pool Equipment — from
Caretaker Systems
Swimming
Pools Soak Up the Sun — Home
Energy Magazine
Greywater, Reuse, and Rainwater Harvesting
Casa del Agua Rainwater Harvesting Information
Cisterns/Rainwater Harvesting Systems — Advanced
Technologies for Commercial
Buildings
Cisterns To Collect Non-Potable Water For Domestic Use — University
of Florida
Graywater Central — up
to date information on
graywater systems and technology
Greywater.com
Greywater Reuse — Partnership
for Advancing Technology
in Housing
Graywater - An Option For Household Water Reuse — Home
Energy Magazine
Harvesting Rainwater for Landscape Use
"Home Use of Graywater, Rainwater Conserves Water—and
May Save Money" — Arizona Water Resources Research
Center
Rain Barrels — City
Farmer
Rain Harvesting Guidelines and Schematic
Rainwater Harvesting — Center
for Science and Environment
Rainwater Harvesting — info
for high density developments
(in Texas)
Rainwater Harvesting — from
the University of Georgia
Rainwater harvesting from rooftop catchments
Rainwater Harvesting Systems for Montana
"Sourcing
Water from the Sky"
Texas
Guide to Rainwater Harvesting — Texas Water Development
Board
Water Recycling — explore
an ecological wastewater
recycling system in Chatham County, NC
WateReuse Association of California — recycling
water to meet California's
needs
West Virginia University — commonsense approach to "Recycling
Gray Water"
Other Misc. Links
American Society of Civil Engineers
Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
American Water Works Association
American Water Works Association Research Foundation
Association of California Water Agencies
Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies
Bureau of Reclamation
California Association of Sanitation Agencies
California Department of Water Resources
California Energy Commission
California Municipal Utilities Association
California State Association of Counties
California Urban Water Conservation Council
California Water Environment Association
Earth 911 — Water
Pollution and Conservation
Eco-Portal — Gateway
to reviewed environmental
sustainability Internet
content
Environmental and Water Resource Institute
Enviro Link Network
Freshwater
Society
Groundwater Protection Council
Information Center for the Environment — UC
Davis
League of California Cities
National Association of Counties
National Drinking Water Clearinghouse
National Groundwater Association
National Rural Water Association
National Watershed Network
National Weather
Service(Hydrologic Services Program)
National Resource Conservation Service
Rural Community Assistance Program
Texas Waternet
U.S. Census Bureau
U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency — Office of Water
U.S.
Geological Survey — Water Resources
U.S. Water Resources Agencies
Universities Water Information Network
The Utility Connection
Water Education Foundation
Water Education Water Awareness Committee
Water Environment Federation
California Environmental Resources Evaluation System (CERES) — California
related water conservation
site
Water Online — information
resource for the Water
and Wastewater Treatment
industry
Water Quality Association
WateReuse Assocation of California
Water Resources Center Archives
Water Resources Research Center — University
of Arizona
WaterWiser — the
Water Efficiency Clearinghouse
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