When the rain falls, it all has to go somewhere. In the woods, most of it is sucked into the ground to recharge ground water and let trees drink. But when it hits a roof, road, parking lot, compacted soil, or other impervious surfaces, where does it go? It all ends up in our beautiful waterways. There are ways to reduce the amount of runoff entering the water, reduce the amount of sediments in the runoff, and detaining it so it can evaporate. There are several ways to actually accomplish this, from simple solutions to more complex methods. Check out some projects below!
The installation of a rain garden is a good way to manage runoff that occurs as a result of impervious surfaces and they look nice too. They are a combination of runoff management and gardening. The garden above is part "well established" (the garden area in the background) and new expansion (the foreground garden area). So this depicts what your rain garden will look like at first and then what it looks like when it's matured.
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Rain Barrels For Sale
Our rain barrels come with the hardware already installed. The barrels are food safe, but using roof runoff water is NOT recommended as a drinking source for humans or pets.
The barrels are paintable if you use paints appropriate for plastics. We recommend that you seal the painted work so that it won't pop off or become scratched.
The lids are a two part lid - similar to the design of a canning jar - a ring and insert. This design/configuration is helpful to you because you can discard the insert and replace it with nylon screen to keep the water you've collected free of debris and keep mosquitos out.
The cost of the barrels is $50.00. Please call 518 962 8225 to purchase or with any other questions.
Our rain barrels come with the hardware already installed. The barrels are food safe, but using roof runoff water is NOT recommended as a drinking source for humans or pets.
The barrels are paintable if you use paints appropriate for plastics. We recommend that you seal the painted work so that it won't pop off or become scratched.
The lids are a two part lid - similar to the design of a canning jar - a ring and insert. This design/configuration is helpful to you because you can discard the insert and replace it with nylon screen to keep the water you've collected free of debris and keep mosquitos out.
The cost of the barrels is $50.00. Please call 518 962 8225 to purchase or with any other questions.
