{"id":20311,"date":"2018-07-21T14:07:20","date_gmt":"2018-07-21T18:07:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=20311"},"modified":"2018-07-21T14:09:15","modified_gmt":"2018-07-21T18:09:15","slug":"rainbarrel-from-valdosta-stormwater-2018-07-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2018\/07\/rainbarrel-from-valdosta-stormwater-2018-07-20.html","title":{"rendered":"Rainbarrel from Valdosta Stormwater 2018-07-20"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\nGretchen picked up a rainbarrel when she\r\n stopped by the Valdosta City Hall Annex to drop off okra\r\n(Okra Paradise Farms has customers everywhere).\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"Movie: Filling above 10 gallons (6.0M), Raining\" href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?attachment_id=20302\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" id=\"20304\" width=\"600\" height=\"1067\" alt=\"Movie: Filling above 10 gallons (6.0M), Raining\" src=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/659ecc2e39a5073ee7bb76da32d01d8b.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nHere&#8217;s\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/pBhaViBUaSg\">\r\na video of it filling up:<\/a><!--more-->\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%\">\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pBhaViBUaSg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\r\n<br>\r\nRainbarrel from Valdosta Stormwater 2018-07-20\r\n<br>\r\nVideo by John S. Quarterman for Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange (LAKE),\r\n<br>\r\nat <a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/\">Okra Paradise Farms<\/a>, Lowndes County, Georgia.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nGretchen posted some longer videos <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gretchen.quarterman\/posts\/2000772203268305\">on facebook<\/a>.\r\nIt took about 20 minutes for that 50-gallon rainbarrel to fill.\r\nHere it is pouring out of the overflow:\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"Pouring out overflow, Raining\" href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?attachment_id=20323\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" id=\"20323\" alt=\"Pouring out overflow, Raining\" src=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/9da7e52fa31298c107290446c13ee659-2.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\r\nYou could chain more of these together, overflow to input.\r\n<p>\r\nThis rainbarrel filled up quickly from about 325 square feet of roof, with a very leaky raingutter.\r\nYour house roof is probably much larger than that.\r\n(We already use much of the water from the rest of our farm workshop roof\r\nfor other purposes.)\r\n<p>\r\nThis rainbarrel from the city of Valdosta has a screen over its intske\r\nto keep out leaves. A few concrete blocks to hold it up, a piece of PVC\r\npipe to feed it from a roof gutter: instant rainwater collection!\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"City of Valdosta Stormwater Division, Raining\" href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?attachment_id=20317\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" id=\"20319\" width=\"600\" alt=\"City of Valdosta Stormwater Division, Raining\" src=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/908ede4b8697c545a11ef28236127587-1.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>\r\nWithin an hour we had a hose hooked up\r\nand we used some of the water in transplanting plants\r\n(banana and citrus trees).\r\n<p>\r\nThat&#8217;s the real reason for the concrete blocks:\r\nto hold the rainbarrel up high enough to get some gravity outflow.\r\n<p>\r\nInteresting tip about olive oil in this writeup of the event\r\nat which Gretchen got the rainbarrel.\r\nThese lunch and learns are free.\r\nYou get to assemble your rainbarrel and take it home, all for free.\r\nAshlyn Becton, PR, City of Valdosta, 16 July 2018,\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.valdostacity.com\/%E2%80%9Cmake-take%E2%80%9D-rain-barrel-lunch-and-learn-informs-citizens-on-ways-to-conserve-water\">\r\n&ldquo;Make &amp; Take&rdquo; Rain Barrel Lunch and Learn informs\r\ncitizens on ways to conserve water<\/a>,\r\n<\/p>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p>\r\nOn Friday July 13, The City of Valdosta Stormwater Division held a\r\n&ldquo;Make &amp; Take&rdquo; Rain Barrel Lunch and Learn to inform\r\ncitizens about the use of Rain Barrels as a simple and inexpensive\r\nway to conserve water and reduce runoff.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>City staff taught citizens how to build, install, and maintain rain\r\nbarrels, which can be used to collect and store rainwater from roofs. This\r\nlunch and learn was held in the City Hall Annex Multi-Purpose Room. The\r\nparticipants each built their own rain barrels with the help of city\r\nstaff members. The lunch and learn taught different ways of how the rain\r\nbarrels can be used to water plants in their homes and gardens. One\r\ninch of rain on a 1,500 square foot roof equates to an estimated 935\r\ngallons of water. All of the tools, materials, and lunch were provided\r\nto participants free of charge.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Tips &amp; Information from the City of Valdosta Stormwater Division :<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>\u2022 Make sure your rain barrel is sitting level. Water is heavy (about 8 lbs\/gal)!<\/p>\r\n<p>\u2022 Water should not be stored for extended periods of time.<\/p>\r\n<p>\u2022 Control mosquitoes by adding 1 tbsp. of olive oil.<\/p>\r\n<p>\u2022 Clean the barrel twice a year.<\/p>\r\n<p>\u2022 Raise rain barrel to increase pressure.<\/p>\r\n<p>\u2022 Do not use rain barrel water for cooking or drinking!<\/p>\r\n<p>People interested in making a rain barrel can find building and installation instructions at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.valdostacity.com\/education-outreach\">valdostacity.com\/education-outreach<\/a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;call (229) 259-3530.<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p>\r\nThis is at least the second year Valdosta has done this.\r\nKimberly Cannon, Valdosta Daily Times, 1 June 2017,\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.valdostadailytimes.com\/news\/local_news\/residents-construct-free-rain-barrels\/article_c0589e6e-48da-5984-aed6-f8a4e7240bb9.html\">\r\nResidents construct free rain barrels<\/a>,\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p>\r\nAngela Bray, stormwater manager, provided instructions on how to\r\nbuild the rain barrels, and Mike Pieper, city marshal, and Scott\r\nNobles, stormwater supervisor, helped with drilling holes in the\r\nbarrels.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p>\r\nThanks, Angela, for the rainbarrel already pre-built!\r\n<p>\r\nAnd apparently at least the third year, since here are\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.valdostacity.com\/Data\/Sites\/1\/media\/depts\/engineering\/stormwater\/rain-barrel-workshop---08.12.16.pdf\">\r\nAngela&#8217;s slides from 2016<\/a>.\r\n<p>\r\nThe state of Georgia publishes a guide for collecting rainwater:\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/dca.ga.gov\/node\/3643\">\r\nGeorgia Rainwater Harvesting Guidelines<\/a>,\r\nGeorgia Department of Community Affairs, 2009.\r\nThat guide is all about rainwater for watering gardens, washing cars,\r\nflushing toilets, and such.\r\nIt repeatedly emphasizes non-potable water.\r\n<p>\r\nIf you want to drink your rainwater, that requires some filters\r\nto get rid of bacteria\r\nand maybe an ultraviolet (UV) light to get rid of viruses.\r\nOr chlorine.\r\nThat guide mentions all those things, but carefully never\r\ntalks about using rainwater for drinking water.\r\n<p>\r\nI can tell you it can be done, but carefully.\r\nSomewhere around here I have slides on how we do it.\r\n<p>\r\nBut it&#8217;s much easier to collect and use rainwater for non-potable purposes.\r\n<p>\r\nIt&#8217;s raining as I post this, and the rainbarrel is full again!\r\n<p>\r\n -jsq\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-style:italic\">Investigative reporting costs money, for open records requests, copying, web hosting, gasoline, and cameras, and with sufficient funds we can pay students to do further research.  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