Benefits of Using a Rain Barrel to Catch Runoff
January 22, 2009 – 2:36 am by Lindsay
A rain barrel allows you to catch the water that runs off your roof. Why bother, you ask?
Typically rain water that falls in urban and suburban neighborhoods is channeled straight into drain systems and lost. By using rain barrels or even water collection tanks you can reduce your reliance on city water, which may not always be as cheap and readily available as it is today.
The rain that you collect in a barrel or tank can be used for gardening, filling a pond or pool, flushing toilets, doing the laundry, showering, and even drinking if you set up a filtering system.
According to True Green: 100 Everyday Ways you Can Contribute to a Healthier Planet
That’s a lot of water!
Before it’s time to water the garden again, think about at least installing a rain barrel (you can find a brand new one for less than $150 and used ones for less).
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One Response to “Benefits of Using a Rain Barrel to Catch Runoff”
we would love to run gutters along our roof, and have big water containers for outside watering, our water here is way to high, and free stuff is just falling from the sky!
By Carla on Feb 17, 2009