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Rain Barrels

Category: Water

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Initiative Objective

Rain barrels help to collect or 'harvest" rain most frequently from rooftops and rain gutters. This water can be used to help water gardens and lawns, helps to prevent run-off into storm drains and supports water conservation. Rain barrels come in a variety of sizes, materials and price ranges.

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Rain Barrels: Bridgeport, CT
Contact: Lorraine Bukowski
Aquarion Water Company, the largestinvestor-owned water utility in New England, provides rain barrels atgreatly reduced cost to the public each spring to encourage waterconservation
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