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Rain BarrelsJames City County has been offering a $50 check per rain barrel purchased by citizens of James City County for up to 4 rain barrels. The following information is from the James City County Public Service Authority's web site. Check with your local hardware and gardening stores or try the list below.* It is accurate to the best of our knowledge, but availability is subject to change. Cookes Gardens and Landscaping plans
to begin carrying rain barrels in January of 2008 Let It Grow, Inc., plans to begin carrying them in the Spring of 2008 *The JCSA does not endorse specific brands, products, or dealers. List is in alphabetical order and does not denote preference. If you are a local dealer that offers rain barrels and you are not on our list, or if you notice that our list is otherwise out of date, please let us know. JCSA reserves the right to control web content. Where do I buy one online? Aquabarrel sells rain barrels as well as kits with instructions in case you already have a barrel. (Please check barrel specifications.) Aaron's Rain Barrels & More sells rain barrels including rustic oak whiskey barrel and whiskey barrel with rain chain. How do I make one? A wealth of instructions can be found online! Rain barrels are cheap and quick to make. Use an online search engines such as Google, Yahoo, MSN, or others to search make rain barrel or try the links below*: City of Bremerton: Make Your Own Rain Barre City of Olympia: Conservation—Rain Barrels (includes instructions) Clean Virginia Waterways: Rain Barrels for harvesting rain water Covington Water District Water Conservation Program (.pdf) Environmental Design Program: What is a Rain Barrel? (includes instructions; .pdf) Maryland Department of the Environment: Building a Rain Barrel (.pdf) Suite 101: How to Make a Rain Barrel University of Florida IFAS Extension: How to Build a Rain Barrel *The JCSA does not endorse specific rain barrel designs, websites, dealers, or organizations. These sites have not been reviewed by JCSA for content, so use at your own risk. List is in alphabetical order, and does not denote preference. If you have a website that contains rain barrel instructions and you are not on our list, or if you notice that our list is otherwise out of date, please let us know. JCSA reserves the right to control web content. Where can I buy containers and other parts in order to make my own rain barrels? If you're building your own rain barrel, try local food and beverage distributors and discount superstores for containers. Be sure to use a container that was made to hold liquid and has not contained dangerous chemicals. A trash can will not withstand the pressure of the water for long. For parts such as faucets, screens, washers, and lock nuts to combine with your barrel, try local hardware stores or Aquabarrel for a parts kit. See Aquabarrel for kit details.” Local sources of appropriate barrels that may be available for conversion into rain barrels* (subject to availability): Charlie's Antiques and Reproductions may have oak barrels, once used in whiskey and wine production and recently used on the set of the John Adams mini-series. Staff members have constructed a rain barrel, and may be able to provide useful advice. The
Williamsburg Winery may
have a small supply of used wine barrels available late fall or early winter Wal-Mart
occasionally carries used whiskey barrels. They have in the past carried them in
the spring. *The JCSA does not endorse specific stores, brands, products, or materials. Use barrels and other materials at your own risk. If you are a local retailer that offers rain barrels and you are not on our list, or if you notice that our list is otherwise out of date, please let us know. JCSA reserves the right to control web content.
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