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Roofwater Harvesting in California: Obstacles and Opportunities

Check out this report released in June 2011

Eco-Hero Article on Brock

Carlos Fresneda of El Mundo writes in Spanish about Brock "The Water Messenger" July 2011

Low Cost Roofwater System For Agricultural Supply

Check out this new report on our ag roofwater system that uses the Wonder Gutter

NEW REPORT RELEASED

WATER Institute contributes to Agricultural Water Stewardship Recommendations, June 2011

Publications

OAEC's WATER Institute has developed or contributed to the following publications to help citizens, landowners, agencies and decision makers implement useful techniques to restore and protect the watersheds we live in. Most of these publications include extensive resource lists.

		Basins of Relations - A Citizen's Guide to Protecting and Our Watersheds A 20-page WATER Institute booklet for individuals to educate themselves and for those working to educate others about the myriad issues facing our watersheds and the steps we can take to preserve them. (2nd Edition 2008) $5.00 Softcover booklet


		Low Cost Roofwater System For Agricultural Supply: A Demonstration of Our Flexible "Wonder Gutter" System at the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center An 11-page WATER Institute how-to on this simple agricultural roofwater catchment design (2011). Free Download


		Roofwater Harvesting for a Low Impact Water Supply A 27-page WATER Institute how-to on simple residential roofwater harvesting systems at OAEC (2008). Free Download


		Roofwater Harvesting In California: Obstacles and Opportunities - Supporting statewide adoption of this valuable water conservation strategy to increase community water security and stream flows for salmonid recovery A 23-page WATER Institute report on roofwater harvesting in California (2011). Free Download


		Garden Koi Pond With Bio-Filtration System A 19-page WATER Institute how-to on building a bio-filtered koi pond (2007). Free download


		Heating Water With The Sun: A Thermal Drainback Solar Hot Water Heater Demonstration A 10-page WATER Institute how-to on solar hot water heating (2009). Free Download


		Salmon Creek Water Conservation Program's Conservation Strategies (2009) The WATER Institute collaborated with Prunuske Chatham, Inc. and Virginia Porter to create the following guides: No. 1 Stream Restoration For Salmonids 4.4 MB pdf No. 2 Residential Self-Survey for Efficient Water Use 2.0 MB pdf Water Use Calculator → Residential Water Use Calculator 44 KB xls No. 3 Low Water Gardening for Rural Coastal California Communities 2.2 MB pdf No. 4 Stormwater Management for Coastal California Communities 2.4 MB pdf No. 5 Roofwater Harvesting for Coastal California Communities 2.2 MB pdf No. 6 Conservation in the Hospitality Industry 1.5 MB pdf No. 7 Water Rates for Rural Coastal California Communities 1.4 MB pdf No. 8 Managing Water Systems in Rural Coastal California Communities 1.4 MB pdf Free Downloads


		Slow it. Spread it. Sink it! A Homeowner's and Landowner's Guide to Beneficial Stormwater Management OAEC WATER Institute contributed to this informative 62-page guide for Sonoma County (2010). Free Download


		Water Matters: Why We Need to Act Now to Save Our Most Critical Resource A call to action and a solution-focused guide to solving our global water crisis. Edited by Tara Lohan with a chapter by Brock Dolman (2010). $19.95 Book


		Water Stewardship: Ensuring a Secure Future for California Agriculture Brock Dolman contributed to this report by the California Agricultural Water Stewardship Initiative. It is intended to launch a conversation to inspire strategic action and implementation of policies, programs, and farming practices founded in a water stewardship framework. (2008).


		Agricultural Water Stewardship: Recommendations to Optimize Outcomes for Specialty Crop Growers and the Public in California The WATER Institute sits on this Roundtable and contributed to the following report released by The California Roundtable on Water and Food Supply (2011). Free download