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New Colorado Law Brings Rain Barrel Owners Out From Shadows

by admin | May 23, 2016 | Rainwater Harvesting

Rain barrel owners are passionate advocates who believe the practice is an essential water conservation tool.Rain barrel owners are law breakers who steal water from farmers and other water rights holders. These two long-held identities for many rain barrel owners...
Call for school grant applications ends May 2

Call for school grant applications ends May 2

by admin | Apr 27, 2016 | News, Rainwater Harvesting

For the sixth consecutive year, the Hill Country Alliance’s Rainwater Revival offers funds to help students learn about rainwater catchment and water conservation. As Texas Hill Country residents and businesses look for ways to conserve water, HCA’s Rainwater...
Livin’ life by the drop: Rainwater systems flourish in Texas

Livin’ life by the drop: Rainwater systems flourish in Texas

by admin | Apr 25, 2016 | News, Rainwater Harvesting

The use of rainwater for drinking, irrigation and conservation has been a growing trend for decades, said Alan Rossing, owner of Lakota Water Company. When he started his rainwater business in 2000, Hays County had more rainwater related businesses than the rest of...
Kerr County honored for exhibit hall’s rain-catching system

Kerr County honored for exhibit hall’s rain-catching system

by admin | Apr 22, 2016 | News, Rainwater Harvesting, Water Conservation

The award-winning elements of the Hill Country Youth Event Center aren’t discernible to motorists passing the site on Texas 27, where a $3.7 million exhibit hall was added last year. The accolades flow from rain gutters along the edges of the new 72,000-square-foot...
Livin’ life by the drop: Rainwater systems flourish in Texas

TWDB announces the 2015 Texas Rain Catcher Award recipients

by admin | Mar 21, 2016 | News, Rainwater Harvesting, Water Conservation

The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) announced today the recipients of its annual Texas Rain Catcher Award, a rainwater harvesting competition and recognition program. The award recipients have displayed excellence in rainwater harvesting in Texas in five...
Rainwater Harvest as a solution to drought and flood?

Rainwater Harvest as a solution to drought and flood?

by admin | Mar 16, 2016 | Drought, News, Rainwater Harvesting

Stormwater is starting to get some serious attention in California, as the state’s drought enters a fifth year. Thanks in part to El Niño, rain has been surging through downspouts and gutters lately. And a lot of it: one storm in Los Angeles County, packing one inch...
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