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What is a blog?  For us it is a short blurb that we write when the mood strikes us.  It can be first person, funny or informative. In short, a blog is whatever we want it to be. Published April 23, 2008 at 2:49 p.m.
Tags: rain barrels, keep greater milwaukee beautiful, joe wilson, green month


If things look a little greener around here this April, there's a good reason. Our editorial staff is busy expanding the ideals of Earth Day into a month-long celebration of energy conservation, alternative transportation, recycling tips and about a million ways you can be a better friend to the planet. Welcome to Green Month, Milwaukee.

I caught up with Joe Wilson, executive director of Keep Greater Milwaukee Beautiful, and asked him a few Q's about rain barrels.

OnMilwaukee.com: Why should someone use a rain barrel?

Joe Wilson: Citizens who have the opportunity to install and use a rain barrel to collect rain water will be using water efficiently and help reduce storm water runoff. They will not only be helping the environment but also saving money by using rainwater, which is free.

OMC: How much rain does a rain barrel hold?

JW: A rain barrel holds 50 gallons of rain water. If we had 40,000 homes installing rain barrels that would divert the million gallons of water from the storm water system.

OMC: Where / how can someone find one?

JW: Rain barrels are now easily accessible. Keep Greater Milwaukee Beautiful sells a complete rain barrel with an overflow hose for $45. KGMB rain barrels are constructed locally from used commercial plastic barrels that once contained food products like soy or canola oil, pickles, syrup or other edible items. MMSD also sells rain barrels to citizens that reside in the district. You can also find rain barrels on the Internet from commercial companies but they are much more expensive.



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Posted by CoolerKing on April 25, 2008 at 7:30 a.m. (report)

BrewcityTimmy-Pretty much the yard and garden. Definitely cheaper during those stretches of 80-90 degree summer days when you don't want your lawn or flower beds to dry out.

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Posted by BrewCityTimmy on April 24, 2008 at 9:46 a.m. (report)

Ok so I am apparently out of the loop. What can you use the water for? I understand using it in the yard and garden but are there other things you can use if for? Do people go all Survivor style and boil it for drinking water?

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Posted by CoolerKing on April 24, 2008 at 7:09 a.m. (report)

Be prepared to wait if you buy one from the city. It took almost 6 months when I bought one last year, but in their defense there was quite a demand. The cost is definitely less than buying one from a private company or online.

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