RAIN BARRELS

One inch of rain + 1,000 square foot roof will fill TEN, 55-gallon rain barrels
Benefits of Rain Barrel Water

• Reduces water runoff that contains lawn/garden fertilizers (Nitrogen and Phosphorus) that cause algae blooms. 
• Reduces lawn/garden pesticide runoff into our waterways and ground water. 
• Reduces soil erosion. 
• Reduces overdrafting. (Extracting groundwater, via well water,
• beyond the safe yield of the aquifer.)
• Provides water for irrigation when we are in drought conditions. 
• Provides water for plants, washing cars, filling birdbaths, and fish ponds.
• Provides FREE water that does not have to go through a house filtering system. 
• Does not contain chlorine, lime or calcium. 
• Saving water protects our environment. 

Things to consider

• Place barrel high enough to allow your watering can to fit under the spigot.
• Rain barrels work off of gravity. Placed barrel uphill to allow water to move downhill through a hose. 
• Ensure rain barrel cannot tip. A full 55 gallon barrel weighs 460 pounds. 
• Direct the overflow valve/hose away from house foundation. 
• Do not drink from the rain barrel. 
• Clean strainer and sediment at the bottom of the barrel as needed.
• Disconnect barrel, if washing your house with cleaners.
• Only use mosquito products labeled for home/garden larval control.