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Desalination

Organization of American States: "Desalination by reverse osmosis"
http://www.oas.org/usde/publications/Unit/oea59e/ch20.htm#2

California Coastal Commission: "Seawater Desalination in California"
http://www.coastal.ca.gov/desalrpt/dkeyfact.html

California Coastal Commission: "Seawater desalination in California, Glossary"
http://www.coastal.ca.gov/desalrpt/dglossar.html

Solar Web: "Desalination Index"
http://www.serve.com/damien/home/solarweb/desal/index.html

Dictionaries/Glossaries

Geographic Dictionary: "Terms"
http://www.netcore.ca/~gibsonjs/dict1g.htm

North American Lake Management Society: "Lake and Water Word
Glossary"
http://www.nalms.org/glossary/glossary.htm

U.S. Geological Survey: "Water Science Glossary of Terms"
http://wwwga.usgs.gov/edu/dictionary.html

General Water Information

North American Assoication for Environmental Education: "Organizations and Projects—Water"
http://eelink.net/eeorganizationsandprojects-water.html

Earth Times: Daily electronic newspaper about the environment, natural resources, sustainable development, and social issues
http://www.earthtimes.org/

United States Geological Survey: "Water Resources of the United States"
http://water.usgs.gov/

National Institutes for Water Resources: "Water Resources Research Institutes"
http://wrri.nmsu.edu/niwr/wrri.html

WaterPartners International
http://www.water.org/



Irrigation

Food and Agriculture Organization: "Irrigation Water Management: Irrigation Methods"
http://www.fao.org/docrep/S8684E/s8684e00.htm

Austin Lawn Sprinklers Association: "Irrigation Equipment—Drip Irrigation"
http://www.alsaustin.org/irreq-drip.htm

 

Rainwater Catchment

Organization of American States: "Rainwater harvesting from rooftop catchments"
http://www.oas.org/usde/publications/Unit/oea59e/ch10.htm

Water and the Developing World

UNICEF: "Water, Environment, and Sanitation"
http://www.unicef.org/programme/wes/pubs/glines/water.htm