rainwater harvesting: Rainbarrels

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Concord, NH: In celebration of summer, the Merrimack County Conservation District will be hosting a summer rain barrel and composter fundraiser. The durable environmental additions to your yard will help harvest rain water and create compost for garden and STARTING NEXT MONTH MEMBERS OF THE KINGSTON COMMUNITY CAN CONSERVE WATER… IN STYLE. SUSTAINABLE KINGSTON HAS TEAMED UP WITH UTILITIES KINGSTON AND LOCAL ARTISTS TO LAUNCH IT’S “RAIN BARRELS- ART WITH IMPACT” CAMPAIGN. THE IDEA IS TO RAISE You see, my last column was all about being ready for this rainy season, and as I type, I am looking out my windows at our two rain barrels that are conveniently and easily collecting a ton of rain. Harvesting rain water (naturally free of chlorine TIPPECANOE COUNTY, Ind. (WLFI) – Some area homeowners are putting all the recent rain to use — saving money and going green at the same time. Residents of Lafayette and West Lafayette can now buy a 55-gallon rain barrel for $25. The barrels, when The Rain Barrel Rebate Program in intended to encourage residents to purchase and install rain barrels by offering rebates up to $200. Rebates are available in the amount of $50 for rain barrels that hold 40 to 70 gallons and $100 for those that hold more Fight the bite of mosquitoes and protect yourself from West Nile virus by remembering the four D’s: Drain standing water around houses weekly, since it is where mosquitoes lay eggs, including: tires, cans, flower pots, clogged rain gutters, rain barrels .

Rain barrels, for instance, are seeing more use for household water conservation, and if those barrels are left uncovered, it could create a perfect mosquito breeding environment in people’s backyards. BRIT and City of Fort Worth have added compost bins to their annual fall sale. The 45-day, online sale begins July 15 and runs to Sept. 7. The sale will feature Rain Water Solutions' 50-gallon, 100 percent recycled plastic rain barrel for just $72.50. It would employ a suite of remedies from the simple ( rain barrels) to the extreme (reworking the city’s entire drainage system). The program isn’t close to being funded, but planners are taking small steps, including drilling some monitoring wells. "Just be vigilant around your home saucers under flower pots, pet dishes, old tires, rain barrels, just many, many places that can hold water," says McGowan. "I've been bitten twice on my arms and also I've been bitten all over my legs as you can see .

rainbarrels Painted Rain Barrel 236 x 314 · 21 kB · jpeg
rainbarrels Painted Rain Barrel 236 x 316 · 21 kB · jpeg
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rainbarrels Rain Barrel Diagram 481 x 417 · 17 kB · jpeg
rainbarrels Rain Gutters On House 400 x 267 · 25 kB · jpeg
rainbarrels 50 Gallon Rain Barrel 236 x 329 · 27 kB · jpeg
rainbarrels Bluegrass PRIDE's 2013 Rain Barrel Reception is June 21! Click here to 200 x 300 · 10 kB · jpeg
rainbarrels Tools Rain Barrel 445 x 450 · 35 kB · jpeg
rainbarrels Rain Water Cistern Tanks 250 x 211 · 23 kB · jpeg