Add a screen to the barrel to keep leaves and other debris out of the water. Install an overflow drain or other device to direct overflow water away from your house’s foundation.

You can make cheap, functional rain barrels with trash cans and simple PVC plumbing and electrical conduit fittings. Line up as many as you need to meet your watering needs and save water around your ...

They've been around for years, but more and more homeowners are now realizing just how beneficial they are for our environment and our wallet. "So by hooking up a rain barrel or a rain garden, you ...

To learn more about the adopt-a-drain or rain barrel cost-share programs, contact Sietsema at 320-235-4760 , ext. 7425. Rain gardens can help to filter pollutants before water reaches the city’s ...

SEATTLE (AP) — A century-old Seattle barrel company has been indicted along with its third-generation owner in what prosecutors describe as a long-running pollution conspiracy. The 36-count ...

Debra J. Groom / The Post-StandardA rain garden on the west lawn at City Hall in Oswego is growing plants and flowers using water that drains from the roof. The water is collected in the barrel at ...

The indictment names Seattle Barrel owner Louie Sanft, whose grandfather founded the company in 1916. It also names its plant manager, John Sanft, who is Louie Sanft’s cousin.