Rain Barrels on CBS News Chicago
The Conservation Foundation’s famous rain barrels had a two-minute thirty-second segment on CBS 2 News Chicago at 5 p.m. on Sept. 10, 2008. Meteorologist Don Schwenneker said rain barrels provide an easy way to save money that’ s also good for the environment. The Chicago area gets nearly three feet of rain water each year and with the rain barrel, you can put that water to work. By attaching a rain barrel to any downspout outside your house, you can catch it and use it later. It’s not a new concept according to Jim Kleinwachter, conservation specialist of the Conservation Foundation, “Your grandmother might have had one, and they just went out of focus as we became free with our water use… A typical home can generate as much as 200 gallons on a quarter-inch rain.”
Using that stored water will help reduce water bills and since the water is untreated it doesn’t contain chlorine or other chemicals.
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