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2015 Rain Barrel Workshops
2 Rain Barrel workshops were held during the Spring/Summer of 2015. To see info about our previous Rain Barrel Workshops, please click here.
Dates and info of each workshop in 2015:
Pre-registration was required. Each workshop was limited to 15 participants. The cost was
$34.00 cash only. Please sign up at the Town of Montgomery Clerk's office.
All equipment and tools was provided for making and taking home your own rain barrel. Be sure to have room to transport the 55 gallon container. Save $1500.00 on water for your garden and outdoor needs while helping the environment.
For more information call 845-457-2660 or 845-778-0214.
Rain Barrel Workshop - March 21, 2015
Rain Barrel Workshop - August 15, 2015
Benefits for garden, house, and personal use:
• Watering lawns and gardens can account for 40% of household water use in the summer. Using water from rain barrels for watering can conserve well water and reduce municipal water consumption during dry periods.
• Water from rain barrels contains no chlorine or chloramines and is safe for use on sensitive plants.
• Saving tap water saves money!
Painting your rain barrel
If you are interested in painting your rain barrel. Here is a link to how to paint your rain barrel to look like the one on the left. Click here for the instructions.
For those of you that want to paint pictures on your barrel, first prime it with Zinser 1-2-3 (blue can) and follow with a coat of interior/exterior grade acrylic paint for a base coat.
You can also prime your rain barrel with Krylon Fusion spray paint for plastics. Then when it is dry, use acrylic paint (found in any craft or art supply store) to paint your own personal design. After the paint is dry you may want to spray the entire painted barrel with a clear matte or gloss finish.
Benefits for the community and the Hudson Valley:
• In many areas, stormwater, and wastewater both flow into a combined sewer system. Large quantities of stormwater can overwhelm the system and cause sewers to overflow into nearby streams. Collecting rainwater reduces the burden on the sewer system and helps prevent overflow.
• Water traveling over impervious surfaces can pick up contaminants (such as fertilizers, pesticides, heavy metals, suspended particles, and oils and greases from cars), and transport them into nearby streams. Rain barrels help divert water and prevent contamination.
• Diverting rainfall reduces the volume of runoff that ends up in streams. This helps mitigate flooding and erosion that can occur after storms.
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