A homeowner replaced an old wooden rain barrel with a new one, noticing the rainwater collected has a whiskey-like scent. The new rain barrel setup includes a diverter, filter and overflow pipe, ...

Which rain barrel is best? Droughts and hosepipe bans can ruin the hard work you put into making your yard look good. Using a rain barrel can make the most of natural water resources. By saving up ...

SEVERAL YEARS AGO, we built a little outdoor shelter in the heart of our new backyard. With the optimism of newbies, and visions of free water, we installed a series of three connected rain barrels ...

Which rain barrel is best? From a light drizzle to a sudden downpour, hundreds of millions of gallons of rainwater goes down the waterspout annually. Harvesting this bounty for your own use is as easy ...

As last week's deluge reminded us, spring showers are not far off and that means Milwaukee's ongoing sewer overflow issues will likely return. Although you might feel powerless to change the situation ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – As we move through our driest season, many homeowners are looking for ways to conserve water before the regular afternoon thunderstorm cycle ...

The next time there’s a rainstorm, stand outside in a protected area and look at how much water falls from the roof of your house. It’s buckets and buckets full — water you can put to good use if you ...

A rain barrel is a small, aboveground storage tank that collects rainwater from rooftop gutter downspouts, and stores it for use in the garden. When installing a rain barrel, an important ...

NOTE: Since rules vary from state to state, it’s important to check your state’s legislation before setting up a rainwater collection system. CLICK HERE. A one-inch storm on a 1,000 ft roof generates ...

For $100 and an hour, you can play a small but important part of the environmental movement, said Amy Samuels, a DeWitt resident who was also an educator at Cornell Cooperative Extension. As a board ...