Free Rain Barrels for New Yorkers

New York Times: New York City Department of Environmental Protection New York City is offering homeowners 55-gallon rain-collection barrels. It’s raining barrels. New York City is giving away 55-gallon rain barrels to homeowners to help conserve water and reduce pressure on the city’s sewer system, which is often overwhelmed during heavy storms. The city started promoting the barrels by distributing a few hundred of them in Queens in 2008 and 750 more in 2009 to homeowners who applied for them. This year,......

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