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A reference companion to the museum — curated topic sections that go deeper on the subjects behind the collection. Every entry, image, and fact is drawn from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons.

Harvesting Basics

The building blocks of catching rain — rain barrels and cisterns, gutters and downspouts, first-flush diverters, rain gauges, and where runoff goes when you don't catch it.

9 entries

Conservation & Reuse

Using less and reusing more indoors — greywater, water metering and footprints, drought and scarcity, and the low-flow fixtures that cut a household's draw.

10 entries

History of Water Engineering

How people moved and lifted water before electricity — Roman aqueducts and Persian qanats, hand-dug wells, and the shadoof, noria, and waterwheels that raised it.

13 entries

Irrigation & Landscape

Watering smarter outdoors — drip lines and sprinklers, rain gardens and permeable paving, and the landscaping choices that cut how much a yard needs.

8 entries