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May
18
2011

Purchase a rain barrel to harvest rain water from your roof

Filed in: Water Conservation

• Water use in Calgary doubles in the spring and summer month due residents watering lawns and gardens.
• Rain water is better for your garden and lawn because it has no added chemical and it is the right temperature for the plants.
• The average Calgarian will get 200 barrels of rain from their roof during the growing season.
• Harvesting rain water decreases the amount of storm water entering the river without treatment.
• Using a rain barrel decreases your greenhouse gas emissions associated with water treatment.

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