SOME REFERENCES

Web sites:

American Rainwater Catchment Systems Association (ARCSA)
Web site: http://www.arcsa.org

Texas A&M Rainwater Harvesting
Web site: http://rainwaterharvesting.tamu.edu

Texas Rainwater Catchment Association (TRCA)
Web site: http://www.texrca.org

Texas Water Development Board
Web site: http://www.twdb.state.tx.us/home/

Documents:

The Texas Manual on Rainwater Harvesting, 3rd Ed., 2005 (57 pages, plus appendices in PDF format)
Source: http://www.twdb.state.tx.us/publications/reports/RainwaterHarvestingManual_3rdedition.pdf

Rainwater Harvesting Potential and Guidelines for Texas 2006 (41 pages in PDF format)
Source: http://www.twdb.state.tx.us/innovativewater/rainwater/doc/RainwaterCommitteeFinalReport.pdf

Rainfall Data:

NOAA Satellite and Information Service
National Climatic Data Center
Source: NCDC Web page

Some examples of working systems:

Texas Rain Catcher Awards (Texas Water Development Board)
Web page: http://www.twdb.state.tx.us/innovativewater/rainwater/raincatcher/