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Turning Recycled Barrels Into Rainbarrels

Turning Recycled Barrels Into Rainbarrels. Purpose of a Rainbarrel. Captures water from impervious roof area Reduce runoff leaving landscape to become stormwater Reduce household water use. Rain Facts. The price of water + sewer in Athens-Clarke County is $5.06/1000 gal.

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Turning Recycled Barrels Into Rainbarrels

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  1. Turning Recycled Barrels Into Rainbarrels

  2. Purpose of a Rainbarrel • Captures water from impervious roof area • Reduce runoff leaving landscape to become stormwater • Reduce household water use

  3. Rain Facts • The price of water + sewer in Athens-Clarke County • is $5.06/1000gal. • A one inch rain on 1,000 sq. ft. roof = 624 gallons • enough to fill over 11 rainbarrels, • and a value of $3.27 • One tenth of an inch of rain on a 1,000 sq. ft. roof • is more than enough to fill a rainbarrel

  4. How to Make a Rainbarrel • 55 gallon barrels (food grade) • Snap-in 4-inch drains (x 2) • Mosquito netting • ½ inch plastic hose bibb • ½ inch pvc elbow (threaded) • Garden hose washer • ½ inch rubber stopper • Clear Lexel caulk/adhesive • Teflon tape

  5. Drains

  6. Snap-in Drains (x 2) Mosquito Netting • Cut • Insert • Glue

  7. Hose Bibb • Drill • Tape • Caulk

  8. Install Barrel • Shorten Downspout • Place barrel • Cut overflow notch • Divert excess water

  9. AC Condensate

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