International Living Future Institute’s Water Petal Permitting Guidebook
This guidebook provides general guidance for the permitting process for each category of water system that your project may incorporate in pursuit of the Water Petal, as well as tips for working with local jurisdictions and regulators.
https://living-future.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/WaterPetal_PermittingGuidebook_FINAL.pdf
International Living Future Institute’s Water Research
Includes multiple resources to aid in designing for Net Positive Water: case studies, best management practices, guidance for removing regulatory barriers and more.
https://living-future.org/research/#water
International Living Future Institute’s Water Policy Case Studies
Includes water policy case studies of successful water system permitting.
https://living-future.org/policy-advocacy/#tools-resources
LPC Handprinting Guide
The purpose of this guide is to explain the thinking behind handprinting and how it is specifically being applied to the Living Product Challenge, though the guidance is useful for LBC projects as well.
https://living-future.org/product/lpc-handprinting-guide/
ON-SITE WATER REUSE
On-site Water Recycling
Solutions for onsite water treatment and reuse for non-potable applications.
https://www.sfpuc.gov/sites/default/files/documents/Onsite_Water_Recycling_Ebook_2022.pdf
On-site Water Reuse Lessons Learned
Tips and recommendations from the field supporting the regulation instituted by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission requiring that new projects greater than 250,000 sf install and operate an onsite non-potable water system.
https://watereuse.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/OnsiteWaterReuse_LessonsLearned_Final-1.pdf
On-Site Water Reuse Practice Guide
This free guide addresses the entire life cycle of implementing water reuse systems, including project pitch, design, scope definition, system specification, permitting, and operation.
Additionally, the guide emphasizes on-site treatment strategies and conservation measures, the value of a more collaborative and integrated design process to ensure the success of sustainable water reuse systems, the water-energy nexus, and strategies for communicating the value of future water reuse projects.
https://www.collaborativedesign.org/water-reuse-practice-guide
REUSExplorer
An online tool on the USEPA Water Reuse and Recycling website that links to summaries of state water reuse regulations or guidelines and is searchable by source of water and end-use application.
https://www.epa.gov/waterreuse/regulations-and-end-use-specifications-explorer-reusexplorer
Water Reuse and Recycling
USEPA website providing extensive practical resources on on-site water recycling and reuse.
https://www.epa.gov/waterreuse
