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Buy a Rain Barrel |
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Thank you for your interest in purchasing a rain barrel! Below you will find some helpful links for installing your rain barrel and some useful information on the role rain barrels can play in protecting the watershed. |
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| Local Information: | City of Ann Arbor: information on the new storm water rates and credit system (including rain barrels) URL=www.a2gov.org/storm | |||
| City of Ann Arbor Systems Planning Department: Rain Barrel and Rain Garden Information URL=www.a2gov.org/government/publicservices/systems_planning/Environment/Pages/Rainbarrel.aspx | ||||
| Ecology Action Center:rain barrel & storm water information URL=www.ecologyactioncenter.org/clean-water/rain-barrels.shtml | ||||
| Installation and Maintentance: | ||||
| Visit Seattle Rain Barrels' webpage for a guide to installing rain barrels URL=www.seattlerainbarrels.com/page4.html | ||||
| The Low-Impact Design Center, Inc. has a good list of components for rain barrel maintenance URL=www.lid-stormwater.net/raincist/raincist_maintain.htm | ||||
| Check out the City of Duluth and Lake Superior have an extensive list of winter tips & maintenance information URL=www.duluthstreams.org/stormwater/toolkit/rainbarrels.html | ||||
| Storm water Facts: | ||||
1) For every one inch of rain that falls on a catchment area of 1,000 square feet, you can expect to collect 600 gallons of water. |
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2) Most sources estimate that rain barrel efficiency is between 70% and 90%. To maximize rainwater collection, make use of your home's buildings (i.e. rooftop, shed, barn) |
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3) The EPA estimates that watering your garden and lawn takes up 40% of your household water during the summer. |
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| If you have any questions or need any assistance with your rain barrel, contact us at (734) 769-5123 ext. 20 or dbouma@hrwc.org. | ||||
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