Cooperative Extension is taking orders for 80-gallon rain barrels. Made in North Carolina, the polyethylene rain barrel works under any size gutter downspout and is completely weatherproof.

Gutters and downspouts can be redirected from draining roof runoff directly onto paved surfaces or into storm water systems or ditches to reduce runoff from the property while also reducing on-site ...

The measure is to take effect on Aug. 10. Rain barrel or rainwater collection, also called rainwater harvesting, is the process of capturing, storing and directing rainwater runoff and putting it to ...