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II Do I _need a rain barrel? II fF-=-~.-- ~ I . The simple answer is no, nobody with access to municipal water needs a rain barrel. Instead, it is one I I of many choices we can make to have a positive impact on an over-impacted environment. Choosing "1 - rain barrels is a great decision for conservation because it benefits you and the environment. While the I ~ ~ positive impacts on your local lakes might be harder to see, you will be controlling the amount of I' ~~~___~:~E~~~~E~i~~~the sa"", ti""', you Mil gain a heatt~er, m<)re natural g:rden J I am committed to helping in some way. I like the idea of rain barrels. Will it work at my house? ~r.~L'::f.~_,~@'iif ~-,t;=+~t . "- t- :'. ~:~.+-~~-Jt~'-li:-~-.LL~~~trtL1~t--'j=ttL~t~-t:; ;01..;;; -H '~i . '...a:tt~"'I~ti~L~t~n; ,~;+ .-w, -.+H;'C"o ~~..~ji; ~'~:.-L~_-~:.~~~~_ , .,~~itt~q,'_:I--~:=~-.L;--;-J; .'.. ~~+;~ ++~;_ra.c' ,'.Ti ~d.~:~"!L~:;~~H:; :;j;Ltt~~:~~t:;_;i_}jI; '.ltC.'. '. 'l.i~........ ," '~.""m~. ,~L".' "IlO.l.~. "--. 'j ;"n~~~;~;. . ~"'-"IIoM-J\W'~';:: lid"+ ,,"t__~h +. _. ~!~r'C- ~L . V"H~ ".JI rt},j , . " , L" ...' :+tR=! 'T'lj~-'I--' ,-.'H-1'- -_-r-~+-;.+ -htin +-:r.-1-'~-i 1 -' ~++t- t-t+' 1~rJ~_ -+lJ,l-+-f iliii~. . 1 J:J~ff@ :it~ ~+J ,.' -+t ~f!,tl rm: T-m.~. i ~1' +1++1 j."";.J......_ t-rnt ',-T" ,'Trt To protect your local wetlands, creeks and lakes, it is best to have a well-vegetated yard 1I1at will soak up 1I1e water from your roof. ,-.:onslder rain gardens, infiltration trenches and swales. -\- ^ Are our ideas U soaking in? '0+,---", Page 3 There ARE alternatives depending on site conditions t'd.W#~~:j... .: 00+'+ I ,~'" r- ++--~ oj. - - - ~~:~~tl=L-fl :t --t-t .-----.-,' ~f-+ r - l' t'" fL" t ~'T+ti--I~ -1~t If your yard slopes away from the paved surface, attach a drain pipe to the downspout and embed the pipe in or under the pavement to deliver it to an area where it can soak in.