Approximately 30% of U.S. household water use goes toward outdoor purposes like irrigation or car washing. Cutting back on that usage from your local water system can cut down on local pollution and ...

It’s amazing how much water can be collected from just one rainstorm. Don’t waste tap water keeping your garden green. Instead, make the most of those rainy days by harvesting water for your garden ...

My sustainable homestead is evolving—and the new addition to the ever-growing project involves using rain barrels to provide my chickens with drinking water, irrigate my garden, and keep my compost ...

Something quiet is happening in backyards across the country. Homeowners who once ignored their downspouts are now ...

Rain barrels are an old-fashioned, yet effective and low-cost way to conserve water and save money. They “harvest” rain water that can be used to water plants or lawns. Avon Lake offers rain barrels ...

RainSmart Rebates reimburses Oakland County residents who install rain barrels, rain gardens, and trees at their homes.

Residents can learn how to conserve water and reduce stormwater runoff by building their own rain barrel at a workshop set ...

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Fiskars' plastic Salsa barrel can be found at Home Depot. Even with recent rains, the great drought of 2011 continues, promotions for water conservation flood the media and awareness has surged into ...

As last week's deluge reminded us, spring showers are not far off and that means Milwaukee's ongoing sewer overflow issues will likely return. Although you might feel powerless to change the situation ...