Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic
A. C. Clarke
In the future, we'll all be Harry Potter.
Jakob Nielsen
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic
A. C. Clarke
In the future, we'll all be Harry Potter.
Jakob Nielsen
Rain barrel information.
- What is a Rain Barrel US EPA EPA Region 3, Philadelphia, PA (PDF).
- Rain Barrel info Planet Natural
Downspout diverters
- Assorted gutter parts
- Diverter, style 1. Clean air gardening
- Diverter, style 1. Baytec
- Diverter, style 1. Composters.com
- Diverter, style 2. Gardners Supply
Watershed Information
- Phillyriverinfo.org. (PWD)
- PhillyWatersheds.org. (PWD)
- Philadelphia Rain Barrel Program. (PWD)
- Friends of the Wissahickon. (FOW)
- Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership, Inc..
- Greaterphiladelphiagardens.org
- Awbury Arboretum Llocated in the Germantown section of Philadelphia
Barrel Sources
- Aqua barrel
- Spruce Creek Rain Saver. The barrel distributed by the PWD
- Lowes Philadelphia stores carry this 50 gal model from Suncast.
- MisterHouse Monitor (not yet implemented)
Rain Water Warning
WARNING: Please Read!
Water stored in a Rain Barrel is NOT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. It is very important when storing water, especially outside, that you take several precautions.
Be sure to secure the hose connected to your storage unit to prevent anyone from drinking from it. Small children may be use to drinking from a hose in the yard so do not leave hoses connected to a water storage unit laying about. Be sure to explain to any children that may be in your yard that the water barrel is for plants only. Posting a sign next to or on your water barrel saying DO NOT DRINK is highly recommended.
The West Nile Virus is becoming a concern nation wide. This virus is typically spread by mosquitos so be sure to secure the top of your water storage unit with screening or sealants as needed to prevent mosquitos from getting access.Stuff
- 700 gallons of water runs off a 1,200 square foot roof after only one inch of rainfall. Using a rain barrel is an excellent way to conserve some of this water.
- An average Philadelpiha row house has a flat roof area of roughly 20 x 40 or 800 Square feet.
- A quarter inch of runoff from an average roof will easily fill a rain barrel. If you have five storms a season, that equals 275 gallons of free water.
- Rain absorbed within a rain garden will filter pollutants otherwise delivered to treatment plants or directly to streams. Studies report greater than 90% of copper, lead and zinc, 50% of nitrogen and 65% of phosphorus can be filtered in a rain garden.
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