Other resources
- Rainwater harvesting resources
- American Rainwater Catchment Systems Association
- Rainwater harvesting with cisterns for landscape irrigation workshop/ presentation manual
Tampa Bay Water - Augmenting Rainwater Harvesting to Offset Potable Water for Irrigation and Indoor Use within the Tampa Bay Region, A Best Management Practice
Tampa Bay Water - Rainwater catchment design and installation standards
American Rainwater Catchment Systems Association - Single-family home rainwater-harvesting system demonstration project for stormwater-runoff control and utility-water saving
John Hammerstrom and Tamim Younos
- WaterSense® (USEPA)
(WaterSense is the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s national water conservation program.)
- Green Building Report (USEPA)
(The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s New Green Building Report documents the state of green building practices in the U.S. and provides a detailed set of recommendations for leadership and policy incentives.) - Green Lodging Designation (FDEP)
- Commercial, institutional and industrial conservation
- Water Efficiency Improvement Self Assessment Guide for Commercial and Institutional Building Facility Managers
(Second edition, published by the South Florida Water Management District, July 2013) - Alliance for Water Efficiency resource library
- Water Efficiency Improvement Self Assessment Guide for Commercial and Institutional Building Facility Managers
- Social research by Southwest Florida Water Management District
- Florida Water Star Performance Research
These resources give supporting information on many of the water-saving fixtures
and practices listed in the criteria.