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Caring for Your Rain Garden - Spanish / Espanol

12,000 Rain Gardens

Spanish Version: Colorful and easy to read guidebook for maintaining your rain garden so that it is both beautiful and functioning effectively as green infrastructure.

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Washington Water Supply rain harvesting rain gardens Cisterns Department of Ecology WSU Stewardship Partners Spanish Espanol 12 000 Rain Gardens
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Natural Yard Care

King County

Great tips on how to manage your yard to reduce polluted stormwater runoff.

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King County Stormwater yard care rain harvesting rain gardens Cisterns home seat filterr infil
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Rain Harvesting at Home

Seattle Public Utilities

Helpful information from Seattle Public Utilities about how to harvest rain at home.

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Seattle Public Utilities Water Supply rain harvesting Stormwater Water Conservation Water Efficiency
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The Problem with Bottled Water

River Keeper

Quick facts from River Keeper on the problems with bottled water through four lenses and what you can do: environment, economics, public health, and social justice.

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Water Supply Consumption River Keeper Drinking Water Footprint Conservation Water Bottle Reclaimation Waste Bottled Water
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The Ideal Net Zero Water Building

Federal Energy Management Program

Great diagram of a net zero water building: Uses on-site alternative water sources to supply all of the building's water needs. All wastewater discharged from the building is treated on-site and returned to the original water source.

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Net Zero Water Building Wastewateer Conservation Water Recycled Integrated Water Systems Engineering Reuse Water Supply Stormwater rain harvesting Rainwater Harvesting
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Seattle Public Utilities

Seattle Public Utilities

Where does Seattle's drinking water come from? How much does it cost? How do we conserve water? Get the answers to these questions and more right here from the source.

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Watershed Water Supply Seattle Drinking Water habitat conservation Salmon Recovery wildlife Seattle Public Utilities Conservation
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Natural Yard Care - Spanish / Espanol

King County

Spanish Version: Great tips on how to manage your yard to reduce polluted stormwater runoff.

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King County Stormwater rain harvesting rain gardens Cisterns home Seattle infiltrate Espanol Spanish filter
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RainWise Program

Seattle Public Utilities

RainWise Program: Simple tips, guidelines and how to videos on planting trees, using compost and mulch, and building rain gardens and cisterns.

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Seattle Public Utilities Water Supply rain harvesting rain gardens Cisterns Stormwater Water Conservation Water Efficiency
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The Story of Bottled Water - Video

The Story of Stuff

Americans buy more than half a billion bottles of water every week when it already flows virtually free from the tap. How are we sold water in a bottle? Who profits from this?

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Water Supply Consumption Story of Stuff Drinking Water Footprint Conservation Water Bottle Reclaimation Waste Bottled Water
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Rainwater Catchment System at the Bullitt Center

Bullitt Foundation

Denis Hayes, president of the Bullitt Foundation, describes the innovative rainwater harvesting system of the Bullitt Center.

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Water Supply Water Catchment Reclaimation Cisterns Rainwater Integrated Water Systems Security Management System Bullitt Center Drinking Water Water Systems
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RainWise - Tip Sheets for Managing Stormwater at Home

Seattle

Seattle’s RainWise Program has a great set of one page tip-sheets on how to slow down, filter and infiltrate stormwater on your home property.

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Seattle Public Utilities Water Supply rain harvesting rain gardens Cisterns home Seattle filter infiltrate
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Green-Duwamish Watershed Strategy

King County

King County and the City of Seattle have teamed up to coordinate the work already being done towards habitat restoration, salmon recovery, flood control, public health, economic development, and the Superfund cleanup of the Lower Duwamish.

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Water Supply King County Seattle Public Health Green Duwamish Watershed superfund Salmon Recovery habitat restoration Policy
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Seattle Goal - Manage 700 Million Gallons of Polluted Runoff

Seattle Public Utilities

Seattle has set a goal to manage 700 million gallons of polluted runoff per year with green stormwater infrastructure by 2025. Learn what you can do to help. Or transfer the ideas to your own city.

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Seattle Public Utilities Water Supply rain gardens rain harvesting Cisterns home Seattle filter infiltrate gsi Stormwater pollution runoff run off
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How to Achieve Net Zero Water in a Building

US Department of Energy

Helpful diagram: An ideal net zero water building uses on-site alternative water sources to supply all of the building's water needs. All wastewater discharged from the building is treated on-site and returned to the original water source.

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Net Zero Water Water Supply Rainwater Harvesting Drinking Water Building Engineering Design Conservation Potable Water Wastewater
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Water.org

Water.org

Supports innovative, sustainable solutions to the global water crisis, giving women hope, children health and communities a future. Works with local partners to deliver innovative solutions for long-term success.

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Water Supply Drinking Water Conservation Water Calculator Reclaimation Cisterns Sanitation Integrated Water Systems Security Management Hygiene Poverty
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