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Conserve Water and Stop Pollution!
One
way to conserve water and reduce pollution is to use a rain
barrel. Rain water collected from your roof can be used to
water lawns, gardens, and indoor plants.
Rain
barrels provide an effective way to capture rain water from your
roof and store it for later use. Water collected by rain
barrels can be used to water lawns, gardens, and indoor plants.
This water would otherwise run off your roof or through
downspouts and become storm water, picking up pollutants on its
way to a storm drain, stream, or lake. Here’s a way to conserve
water and reduce polluted storm water runoff.
The beauty of rain barrels is that they can be used with or without gutters. If you have gutters, place the rain barrel beneath the downspout so the water flows onto the screen on top of the barrel. If you don’t have gutters, simply find a location where water concentrates from your roof and place the rain barrels where it will capture this steady stream of water during rain storms.
Remember to elevate your rain barrel by placing it on cinder blocks or a sturdy frame. Raising the barrel allows it to drain properly, and lets you fit a watering can underneath the spout or attach a hose.
SkyJuice rain barrels are made from 55-gallon recycled food grade barrels in a terra cotta color. The fully screened intake port keeps mosquitoes, insects, and debris out. The lid can be removed for easy cleaning and for storing hoses inside the barrel during the winter. The solid brass threaded spigot can be connected to a regular hose or soaker hose. The overflow connector and tubing can be used to direct water away from the foundation or to join multiple barrels for additional storage capacity.
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Where To Purchase?
www.skyjuice.us
$75 picked up in York
$90 plus shipping delivered
Questions
About Rain Barrels
Email:
SebagoLake
774-5961 x3336
More Information
rain
barrel fact sheet
Discounted Rain Barrels
As part of National Drinking Water Week (April/May), the Portland
Water District partners with SkyJuice to offer rain barrels at a discounted price of $65.
This is over 30% off the retail
price of $90!
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