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 ...

Collecting rainwater is a sustainable way to provide your garden with moisture during drought. We consulted a landscape designer about the best ways to do this.

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 ...

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 ...

Los Angeles Sanitation and Environment’s Watershed Protection Program will host a free Zoom webinar to encourage local homeowners to install rain barrels on their properties just in time for the rainy ...

The City of Oberlin has launched a new Residential Rain Barrel Incentive Program as part of its storm water management initiatives. Oberlin is located in the Plum Creek/Black River Watershed, which ...

Laura Jayne had been waiting a year for a local nonprofit to install a rain barrel at her Hollygrove home. She could use it to grow her budding garden and shave a few dollars off her water bill in the ...

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 ...