As the Bay Area just experienced one of its largest rainstorms in recent years, this is the perfect time for Peninsula homeowners to install rain-collection barrels to help conserve water and prevent ...

Susan Kroll wasn't squeamish about installing a rain barrel. Having lived in Thailand, where huge, impressive rain jars abound as part of an ancient tradition of capturing water from the sky, she ...

NOTE: Since rules vary from state to state, it’s important to check your state’s legislation before setting up a rainwater collection system. CLICK HERE. A one-inch storm on a 1,000 ft roof generates ...

Collecting rainwater is a sustainable way to provide your garden with moisture during drought. We consulted a landscape ...

Though people have been collecting rainwater for thousands of years, the process can be mystifying. “Most homeowners know what a rain barrel is. They know the design they want and how much they’re ...

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NEW ORLEANS — Marking 20 years since Hurricane Katrina, Entergy is partnering with Green Light New Orleans to help residents in flood-prone neighborhoods by installing rain barrels. The volunteer ...

Imagine getting fined for catching rain. Sounds absurd, right? Yet across the United States, particularly in arid Western regions, rainwater harvesting operates in a surprisingly complex legal gray ...

Hoosiers have experienced an abnormally dry spell with moderate drought conditions seeping into Central Indiana as spring turns to summer. The lack of recent rain spells frustration for residential ...

BAY RIDGE — The heat and humidity was intense, and there wasn’t a cloud in the sky. The thought of rain was the furthest thing from people’s minds, one might think. But quite the contrary — rain ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Rebuilding Together South Alabama (RTSOAL) is launching a new project to help local homeowners and businesses prepare for hurricane season by installing free rain barrels in ...