Urban Water Conservation
- Urban Water Conservation Tips (from the High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1, PDF)
- Water Conservation in the Home System (Mississippi State Univ. PDF)
- Home Maintenance: The Water System (Mississippi State Univ. PDF)
Gardening, Turf and Landscape
- Recommended Ornamentals for Texas (Texas A&M)
- Efficient Use of Water in the Home Landscape and Garden (Texas A&M, PDF)
- Landscape Water Conservation… Xeriscape TM
- Water Management for the Home Lawn PDF (Texas A&M)
- Backyard Conservation Tip Sheet: Water Conservation (USDA-NRCS)
- Information for Homeowners, Urban and Suburban Land Users (USDA-NRCS)
- Lawn Sprinkler Selection and Layout for Uniform Water Application (Univ. of Florida)
- Jess Stryker’s Free Landscape Irrigation Tutorials! (Copyrighted materials)
- Sprinkler Irrigation Design
- Drip Irrigation Design Guidelines
- Irrigation System Installation
- Irrigation Scheduling
- Glossary of Irrigation Terms
- Irrigation Formulas
- Irrigation Filtration
- Irrigation Pumping Systems
- Winterization of Sprinkler Systems
- Aggie Horticulture Drought Information Website
- Landscape Water Conservation Website (Aggie Horticulture, Texas A&M)
Drinking Water
- Understanding Your Water Test Report (Kansas State Univ. PDF)
- Home Water Treatment Equipment: An Overview (Univ. of Nebraska PDF)
- Good Wells for Safe Water (Iowa State Univ. PDF)
- Coping With Contaminated Wells (Iowa State Univ. PDF)
- Home Water Quality Problems, Causes & Treatments (Clemson Univ. PDF)
- Health Effects of Drinking Water Contaminants and How to Treat Them (Clemson Univ. PDF)
- Home Water Treatment Systems (Clemson Univ. PDF)
- Questions To Ask When Purchasing Water Treatment Equipment (Clemson Univ. PDF)
- Water Testing Scams (Facts for Consumers from the Federal Trade Commission)
- Bottled Water (Mississippi State Univ. PDF)
- Shock Chlorination of Wells
- Lead Contamination in Water Wells (Purdue)
- Iron and Manganese (Clemson Univ. PDF)
- EPA Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water
- Home Publications Menu from NRAES (Natural Resources, Agricultural, and Engineering Service)
Pollution Prevention
- Reducing the Risk of Ground Water Contamination by Improving Household Waste Water Treatment (Texas A&M B-6029, PDF)
- On-Site Wastewater Treatment Systems: English (A Series from Texas A&M)
- Septic Tank/Soil Absorption Field (L-5227, PDF)
- Evapotranspiration Field (L-5228, PDF)
- Sand Filters (L-5229, PDF)
- Constructed Wetlands (L-5230, PDF)
- Conventional septic tank/drain field (L-5234, PDF)
- Spray distribution (L-5236, PDF)
- Subsurface drip irrigation (L-5237, PDF)
- Low-pressure dosing (L-5235, PDF)
- Sistemas individuales para el tratamiento de aguas negras: Espanol
- Fosa séptica convencional/campo de drenaje (L-5234S, PDF)
- Dosificación de presión baja (L-5235S, PDF)
- Distribución por rociado (L-5235S, PDF)
- Distribución por goteo subterráneo (L-5237S, PDF)
- Managing Household Wastewater (Mississippi State Univ.)
- Home*A*Syst pollution prevention for homeowners