Water Resources Group: Rainwater Harvesting in the News!

Rainwater Harvesting in the News!

WRG founding member Lenny Librizzi was featured in the NY Times article "Raindrops Keep Falling in My Tank" by Anne Raver on July 24, 2008.

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About Us

The Water Resources Group is a coalition of NYC greening and community garden groups that installs rainwater harvesting systems in gardens across the city to conserve water and prevent pollution.

WRG Rainwater Harvesting Sites in NYC

PDF map of our sites

JOIN US

Click here to join our listserv and keep in touch with us!

RWH How-To Guide

PDF guide to designing your own rainwater harvesting system

The Sustainable Stormwater Plan

Released by the Mayor's Office of Long Term Planning and Sustainability in Spring 2009

Websites We Use

Brooklyn Botanic Garden's Rain Garden Tip Sheet
EPA's site on Nonpoint Source Pollution
Kansas City's 10,000 Rain Gardens
Natural Resources Defense Council on LID
Nine Mile Run Watershed Association's Rain Barrel Initiative
NY State Department of Environmental Conservation
The Low Impact Development Center

WRG Members

Brooklyn GreenBridge * Cornell Cooperative Extension * Council on the Environment * Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) * East New York Farms! * Friends of Brook Park * Green Guerillas * Green Thumb * Lower East Side Ecology Center * New York Restoration Project * North Brooklyn Compost Project * NYC Soil & Water Conservation District * The Gaia Institute * Trust for Public Land * Youth Ministries for Peace and Justice