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RAIN BARRELS <br />Rain is naturally soft water and is devoid of minerals, <br />chlorine, fluoride and other chemicals found in the <br />water that comes from your home's faucet. <br />SCREEN, �- <br />TO DO/ Install a rain barrel: ADAPTER <br />SPIGOT <br />A rain barrel system placed under a shortened V COUPLING & <br />BUSHING <br />downspout collects the rooftop rainwater runoff and <br />WASH <br />stores it for watering your lawn and gardens. A rain <br />barrel system varies from the simple use of a <br />55-gallon drum, to a high tech system with flow controls. <br />BENEFITS OF RAIN BARRELS <br />WASHERS <br />ALOCK NUT <br />ELBOW 'N1 .1., L <br />• Help lower water costs (a rain barrel can save approximately 1,300 gallons of water <br />during peak summer months.) <br />• Store rainwater for garden and lawn use- conserving municipal water. <br />• Reduce roof top water runoff to storm sewers. <br />• Soft water is good for plants. <br />• Easy to build and install and can be inexpensive. <br />Visit www.cwp.org/Community_Watersheds/brochure.pdf for instruction on how <br />to build a rain barrel. To purchase- search the web for retail "Rain Barrels." <br />