Even when rain is in short supply, beautiful rain barrels are not. According to Surfrider.org, if your area gets 1 inch of rain, you can harvest about 0.62 gallons of rain per square foot of roof area ...

Even when rain is in short supply, beautiful rain barrels are not. According to Surfrider.org, for every inch of rain your area gets and 1,000 square feet of roof, you can harvest about 0.62 gallons ...

For the average home, up to 40 percent of the water consumed goes to outdoor use. Yet half of the water we use outside is wasted due to evaporation, misapplication or overwatering. Although water may ...

After a wet spring, the last thing you probably want to think about is storing rainwater. But saving some of that rain for later, via rain barrels, can save you money, perk up your plants and help ...

EAST MANATEE -- It is the oldest water collection system ever devised by mankind. Put something outside to collect rainfall -- a wide cupped leaf, a clay pot or a bucket -- and use the water later for ...

THE old rain-water barrel! Not quite a sacred relic, like the spinning-wheel, the brass knocker, and — somewhat more profanely — the old oaken bucket; but still is it not sufficiently out of date as ...

The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is giving away rain barrels to reduce stormwater runoff and conserve water. The 60-gallon green containers are available at scheduled ...

Authorities and activists near the Texas-Mexico border are working to replace a series of water barrels that have reportedly disappeared from the area. The 55-gallon drums of water, scattered ...