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Celibrate the Rain

It's quick and easy to retrofit a 55-gallon drum into a rain barrel. Rain barrels get water out of over-burdened municipal stormwater and sewer systems - alleviating flooding, nonpoint source pollution and point source pollution, recharging groundwater supplies while conserving this precious natural resource. A house with a 1000 square foot base in a region that gets about 40 inches of rain annually will provide approx. 24,000 gallons of water a year!

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Cistern

When I was a child we had a large cistern next to the house. During the rainy season it filled with water. During the dry season we used the water. All the gutters directed water to it. A simple s...

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