There are many resources to help you with planning and maintaining a rainwater catchment system.  Here are some that we recommend:

Catchment System Design & Maintenance Guidelines

Guidelines on Rainwater Catchment Systems for Hawai`i [PDF: 996 KB - Jun 15, 2010]

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Prepared by College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawai`i at Manoa.


Rainwater Tanks: Their Selection, Use and Maintenance [PDF: 765 KB - Jul 31, 2007]
Prepared by Department for Environment Heritage and Aboriginal  Affairs, South Australian Government

Guidance on the Use of Rainwater Tanks [PDF: 142 KB - Aug 01, 2007]
Prepared by David A. Cunliffe for the National Environmental  Health Forum (Australia)

Texas Rainwater Harvesting Guide [PDF: 2.48 MB - Aug 01, 2007]
Prepared by Texas Water Development Board

Radio interview on caring for your rainwater catchment system
This is a 5-minute interview with Dr. Stan Abbott, director of the Roof Water Research Centre, Massey University, New Zealand, about rainwater harvesting and system care.