Sep 13 2008
Save Drinking Water for Drinking
Did you know that according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), a typical American family uses 400 gallons of water every day? Approximately 30-40 percent is used outdoors to water lawns, flowers and gardens. Instead of using drinking water to water your outdoor plant projects, setup rain barrels. Rain barrels collect water running off of the roof, which can then be used to water flowers and grass. This would help preserve that 30-40 percent of drinking water that is used on the outdoors. Rain barrels are easy to setup. Remember you do need a cover for your barrel so that insects and debris don’t get into the water.
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