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February 02nd, 2009

Installing Rain Barrels, Rain Chains, And Underground Cisterns.

In January’s Sunset Magazine there was a short article about installing rain chains, rain barrels and cisterns in order to collect rain water, and I was really interested in it because I was planning on doing at least 2 of them this Spring. Little did I know I had the biggest project of [...]

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August 25th, 2008

Just How Much Rainwater Can You Collect Off Your Roof?

When we watch the evening news, the weatherperson will oftentimes say things like “X city received an inch of rain today”, which does not really sound like all that much. We imagine a single inch of rain in a small puddle somewhere it seems rather insignificant. But what if you knew that a single inch of rain could allow you to collect hundreds and hundreds of gallons of water, if not more?

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July 11th, 2008

Quick Green Reads For The Weekend Volume Seventy Three.

OK, so camping in your own house is not that much fun! Although our furniture is supposed to show up today, we have now been living with an air mattress and 2 camping chairs for two weeks, and it is getting old. However, we have already seen more rain this week then we [...]

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