recommended reading from occidental arts and ecology center’s water institute:
- Fresh Water by E. C. Pielou
- Publisher: University of Chicago Press (Trd);
- ISBN: 0226668150; (September 1998)
- Introduction to Water in California by David Carle
- Publisher: University of California Press; ISBN 0520240863 (2004)
- Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands, Volume 1: Guiding Principles to Welcome Rain Into Your Life and Landscape by Brad Lancaster
- Publisher: Rainsource Press ISBN: 097724640X (2006)
- www.Harvestingrainwater.com
- Totem Salmon: Life Lessons From Another Species by Freeman House
- Publisher: Beacon Press; ISBN 0 8070 8549 9 (1999)
- Water: A Natural History by Alice Outwater
- Publisher: Basic Books; ISBN: 0465037801; (October 1997)
- Watersheds: A Practical Handbook for Healthy Water by Clive Dobson &
- Gregor Gilpin Beck; Publisher: Firefly Books; ISBN 1552093301 (1999)
Popular Water Awareness & Education Guides:
- Healthy Water Healthy People: Water Quality Educators Guide
- By The Watercourse. ISBN: 1888631120 (2003).
- The No-Nonsense Guide to Water by Maggie Black.
- Publisher: Verso Books; ISBN:1844675092 (2004)
- The Water Atlas: A Unique Visual Analysis of the World’s Most Critical Resources by Robin Clarke and Jannet King. Publisher: The New Press; ISBN: 1565849183 (2004)
- Watershed Dynamics: Teachers Edition by William S. Carlsen and Nancy M. Trautmann. Publisher: NSTA Press; ISBN: 087355213X (2004)
Global Water Issues
- Blue Gold: The Fight to Stop the Corporate Theft of the World’s Water by Maude Barlow, Tony Clarke. Publisher: New Press;
- ISBN: 1565847318; (April 2002)
- Every Drop for Sale: Our Desperate Battle Over Water by Jeffrey Rothfeder.
- Publisher: J. P. Tarcher; ISBN: 1585421146; 1st edition (October 11, 2001)
- Last Oasis: Facing Water Scarcity (The Worldwatch Environmental Alert Series) by Sandra Postel, Linda Starke (Editor). Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company; ISBN: 0393317447; 2nd edition (June 1997)
- When the Rivers Run Dry: Water -The Defining Crisis of the Twenty-First Century by Fred Pearce. Publisher: Beacon Press; ISBN: 0807085723 (2006)
- The Water Crisis: Finding the Right Solutions by Julie Stauffer.
- Publisher: Black Rose Books; ISBN: 1551641445 (1999)
- Troubled Water: Saints, Sinners, Truths and Lies about the Global Water Crisis by Anita Roddick & Brooke Shelby Biggs. Publisher: Anita Roddick Books;
- ISBN: 095439593X (2004)
- Water: The Fate of Our Most Precious Resource by Marq de Villiers.
- Publisher: Mariner Books; ISBN: 0618127445; (July 2001)
- Water Wars: Privatization, Pollution, and Profit by Vandana Shiva.
- Publisher: South End Press; ISBN: 089608650X; (February 2002)
- Water Wars: Drought, Flood, Folly and the Politics of Thirst
- by Diane Raines Ward. Publisher: Riverhead Books; ISBN: 1573222291; 1st edition (August 1, 2002)
Rainwater Catchment Systems
- Guideline on Rainwater Catchment Systems for Hawaii by Patricia S. H. Macomber. College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources
- Publication no. RM-12. ISBN: 1929325118. (2001)
- Rainwater Catchment Systems for Domestic Supply: Design, construction and implementation by John Gould & Erik Nissen-Petersen. Publisher: ITDG Publishing. ISBN:1853394564 (1999)
- Rainwater Collection for the Mechanically Challenged by Suzy Banks with Richard Heinichen. Publisher: Tank Town Publishing. ISBN: 0966417003 (1997)
- Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands, Volume 1: Guiding Principles to Welcome Rain Into Your Life and Landscape by Brad Lancaster.
- Publisher: Rainsource Press ISBN: 097724640X (2006)
- www.harvestingrainwater.com
- Storm Water as a Resource: How to Harvest and Protect a Dryland Treasure by
- City of Santa Fe, New Mexico (2002)
- Texas Guide to Rainwater Harvesting by Texas Water Development Board, Austin Texas, (1997)
- Water Harvesting Guidance Manual. City of Tuscon, Arizona.
- http://dot.tucsonaz.gov/stormwater/ (2005)
- Water from the Sky by Michael Reynolds. www.earthship.com
Additional Home Water Management
- Earth Ponds Sourcebook: The Pond Owner’s Manual and Resource Guide by Tim Matson Publisher: Countryman Pr; ISBN: 0881503584; (October 1997)
- Earth Ponds: The Country Pond Maker’s Guide to Building, Maintenance and Restoration by Tim Matson
- Publisher: Countryman Pr; ISBN: 0881501557; 2Nd/Rev/ex edition (May 1991)
- Water for Every Farm: Yeomans Keyline Plan by P.A. Yeomans
- Publisher: Keyline Designs; ISBN: 0-6461295-4-6
- Can be ordered from http://www.rodaleinstitute.org/bookstore/
- Natural Swimming Pools: Inspiration for Harmony with Nature by Michael Littlewood. Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Ltd.; ISBN: 0764321838 (2005)
- The Home Water Supply: How to Find, Filter, Store and Conserve It
- by Stu Campbell, Roger Griffith (Editor)
- Publisher: Storey Books; ISBN: 0882663240; (October 1983)
- Water Storage: Tanks, Cisterns, Aquifers, and Ponds by Art Ludwig.
- Publisher: Oasis Design; ISBN: 0964343363 (2005)
Ecological Wastewater Management
- Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment: Municipal, Industrial and Agricultural by Donald A. Hammer. Publisher: Lewis Publishers, Inc.
- ISBN: 087371184X (1989)
- Constructed Wetlands in the Sustainable Landscape by Craig S. Campbell &
- Michael H. Ogden. Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ISBN0471107204. (1999)
- Create an Oasis with Greywater by Art Ludwig. Publisher: Oasis Design. ISBN 0964343398 (1991-Sept. 2006)
- From Eco-Cities to Living Machine: Principles of Ecological Design
- by Nancy Jack Todd & John Todd. Publisher: North Atlantic Books
- ISBN: 1556431503 (1994)
- Sewage Solutions: Answering the Call of Nature by Nick Grant, Mark Moodie & Chris Weedon. Publisher: The Centre for Alternative Technology.
- ISBN 1898049165 (2000) www.cat.org.uk
- The Composting Toilet System Book: A Practical Guide to Choosing, Planning and Maintaining Composting Toilet Systems, an Alternative to Sewer and Septic Systems by David Del Porto & Carol Steinfeld. Publisher: The Center for Ecological Pollution Prevention; ISBN: 0966678303 (1999)
- Wells & Septic Systems by Max and Charlotte Alth.
- Publisher: TAB Books. ISBN 0830621377 (1992)
Freshwater Aquaculture
- Backyard Fish Farming by Paul Bryant, Kim Jauncey and Tim Atack.
- Publisher: Prism Press; ISBN 0904727246 (1980)
- Ecological Aquaculture: A Sustainable Solution by Laurence Hutchinson. Publisher: Permanent Publications; ISBN: 1856230325 (2005) www.permaculture.co.uk
- Freshwater Aquaculture: A Handbook for small scale fish culture in North America by William McLarney. Publisher: Hartley & Marks; ISBN 0881791237 (1998)
- Small Scale Aquaculture: A hobbyists guide to growing fish in greenhouses, recirculating systems, cages and flowing water. By Steven D. Van Gorder. Publisher: The Alternative Aquaculture Association; ISBN: 0967773202. (2000)
Stormwater Management:
- Bay- Friendly Landscape Guideline: Sustainable Practices for the Landscape Professional by Alameda County Waste Management Authority www.stopwaste.org
- Rain Gardens: Managing Water Sustainably in the Garden and Designed Landscape by Nigel Dunnett and Andy Clayton. Timber Press, Portland OR (2007) www.timberpress.org
- Start at the Source: Residential Site Planning & Design Guidance Manual for Stormwater Quality Protection by Bay Area Stormwater Management Agencies Association (1997)
- Stormwater: The Journal for Surface Water Quality Professionals.
- Great bi-monthly magazine. 805-681-1300.
Watershed Restoration, Assessment & Monitoring
- A Citizen’s Guide To Understanding and Monitoring Lakes and Streams.1991. Joy P. Michaud. Publication # 94-149. Washington State Dept. of Ecology. 206-407-7472.
- A Native Guide to Restoring Native Riparian Habitat in the Russian River Watershed. Sonoma County Water Agency and Circuit Rider Productions. 1998.
- Applied River Morphology. 1996. David Rosgen. Wildland Hydrology. 1481 Stevens Lake Rd., Pagosa Springs, CO.
- California Coordinated Resource Management and Planning: A Local Approach. 1996. California Coordinated Resource Management and Planning Technical Advisory Council.
- California Salmonid Stream Habitat Restoration Manual. 2000. California Department of Fish & Game. Inland Fisheries Dept., 1416 Ninth St., Sacramento, CA 95814. 916-654-5997.
- Catalogue of Federal Funding Sources for Watershed Protection, 2nd edition. 1999. U.S. EPA Publication # EPA 841-B-99-003. 1-800-490-9198.
