http://www.goodcompost.com/2009/07/08/the-benefits-of-a-rain-barrel/ Your source for composters, tumblers, bins and composting know-how! Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:12:24 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.goodcompost.com/2009/07/08/the-benefits-of-a-rain-barrel/comment-page-1/#comment-54 The water savers - The Boston Globe | GoodCompost.com Mon, 13 Jul 2009 02:34:03 +0000 http://www.goodcompost.com/?p=643#comment-54 [...] The Benefits of a Rain Barrel [...] [...] The Benefits of a Rain Barrel [...]

]]> http://www.goodcompost.com/2009/07/08/the-benefits-of-a-rain-barrel/comment-page-1/#comment-51 BeWaterWise Rep Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:46:32 +0000 http://www.goodcompost.com/?p=643#comment-51 If every household would consider making use of a rain barrel, 1,300 gallons of water would be saved during peak summer months by each house hold. That’s a lot of water to save. There is a misconception that when it rains it goes directly into the fresh water supply and helps recharge the water table. This however is not true. Not all water sinks into the ground. Rain water is aggregated in the drains and ends up traveling out to the ocean. Why waste rain water when we can collect it and help reduce the stress on the current water distribution system. However collecting rain water is just one of the things you can do to conserve water, visit BeWaterWise.com and read numerous other tips. For details visit http://tr.im/ryxC If every household would consider making use of a rain barrel, 1,300 gallons of water would be saved during peak summer months by each house hold. That’s a lot of water to save. There is a misconception that when it rains it goes directly into the fresh water supply and helps recharge the water table. This however is not true. Not all water sinks into the ground. Rain water is aggregated in the drains and ends up traveling out to the ocean. Why waste rain water when we can collect it and help reduce the stress on the current water distribution system. However collecting rain water is just one of the things you can do to conserve water, visit BeWaterWise.com and read numerous other tips. For details visit http://tr.im/ryxC

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