• For environmentally friendly practices for your yard and how to become certified as an Alabama Watershed Steward, see the Alabama Watershed Stewards site at www.aces.edu/aws.
• For do’s and don’ts around the home to help protect your local environment, see the Alabama Smart Yards handbook at https://store.aces.edu/ItemDetail.aspx?ProductID=13591.
• For insights on how your actions influence stormwater pollution, see www.epa.gov/owow_keep/nps/dosdont.html.
• For information about your watershed and water- quality concerns in your backyard, see “Surf Your Watershed” at cfpub.epa.gov/surf/locate/index.cfm.

Other Guides on Rainwater Harvesting

• Virginia Rainwater Harvesting Manual: www.harvesth2o.com/adobe_files/Virginia%20Rainwater%20Harvesting%20Manual.pdf.
• Rainwater Harvesting for Homeowners by Clemson Cooperative Extension Carolina Clear program: www.clemson.edu/extension/carolinaclear/files/RWHmanual.pdf.
• Rainwater Harvesting Guide by GrowNYC: www. grownyc.org/files/osg/RainwaterManual_2018_ FINAL_HighRes.pdf.
• The Texas Manual on Rainwater Harvesting: www. twdb.texas.gov/publications/brochures/conservation/doc/RainwaterHarvestingManual_3rdedition.pdf.

Laura Bell, Project Coordinator; Eve Brantley, Extension Resources Specialist and Professor; Naomi Pitts, Watershed Program Assistant; and Caitlin Sweeney, Watershed Program Assistant, all with Alabama Extension Water Program, Auburn University

Special thanks to Rhonda Britton, Regional Extension Agent, for her contributions to this handbook.